The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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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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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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