A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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Right, and the definition of basic stupidity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. I am not stupid. I didn't say to keep doing it. Move forward with purpose. Examine what went wrong and correct that one mistake. ~Sherrilyn Kenyon
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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Hope is a risk that must be run. ~Georges Bernanos
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The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease. ~French Proverbs
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One doctor makes work for another. ~English Proverb
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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