An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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proverbiosAn ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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Yeah, I think there are a lot of things about Cleveland that I miss. Los Angeles is a funny place to live. ~Monica Potter
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Burning in effigy. Kissing the picture of one's beloved, it aims at nothing at all; we just behave this way and then we feel satisfied. ~Ludwig Wittgenstein
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Additionally, Smart Irrigation Month serves to recognize advances in irrigation technology and practices that produce not only more but also higher quality plants with less water. ~Jim Costa
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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After I left the White House, I kept a foothold in the business of American politics as a talk-show host, analyst, commentator, speechmaker, and occasional writer. I was no longer a practitioner, but I was still a partisan, a Democrat, a blue-stater through and through. ~Dee Dee Myers
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
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