One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do. ~Laurel Clark
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You do not need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ~Jewish Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected. ~Jacki Weaver
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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It had run as a column; I had worked at the paper since 1976, but the column had been running for 13 years, and I think it was a strong column, criticizing the war when the paper was supporting it. ~Robert Scheer
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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I realized that even in a world of proliferating media venues, online and in print, and on TV and on countless cable channels, the idea that I could be considered an expert on chronic knee pain was I think troubling for society, but very exciting for me. ~John Hodgman
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God heals, and the physician takes the fee. ~French Proverb
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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