I am a believer in discipline; it takes a lot to do well. You need discipline for those little excursions into the chaotic that make life interesting. ~Linda Ronstadt
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man. ~Tertullian
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed. ~William Faulkner
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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All the seven deadly sins are self destroying, morbid appetites, but in their early stages at least, lust and gluttony, averice and sloth know some gratification, while anger and pride have power, even though that power eventually destroys itself. Envy is impotent, numbed with fear, never ceasing in its appetite, and it knows no gratification, but endless self torment. It has the ugliness of a trapped rat, which gnaws its own foot in an effort to escape. ~Angus Wilson
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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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While cares will drop off like autumn leaves. ~John Muir
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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