Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn. ~Patricia Marx
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Age is honorable and youth is noble. ~Irish Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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No doctor is better than three. ~German Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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