We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us. ~David Antin
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are. ~Neil Strauss
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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Our problem with desire is that we want too little. ~C. S. Lewis
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