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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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quotistAny fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. ~J. G. Ballard
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~English Proverb
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage. ~Finnish Proverb
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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The fear among economists across the political spectrum was that we were rapidly plummeting toward a second Great Depression. So in the weeks and months that followed, we undertook a series of difficult steps to prevent that outcome. And we were forced to take those steps, largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led to the crisis, decided to hand it over to others to solve. ~Barack Obama
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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I have the courage of my convictions. ~Brigitte Bardot
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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