Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves. ~John Calvin
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you have someone in your life that you are grateful for, someone to whom you want to write another heartfelt, slanted, misspelled thank you note, do it. Tell them they made you feel loved and supported. That they made you feel like you belonged somewhere and that you were not a freak. Tell them all of that. Tell them today. ~Lisa Jakub
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. ~Anita Desai
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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Luck has a slender anchorage. ~English Proverb
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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