Any fiction is bound to be transposed autobiography. ~Elizabeth Bowen
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish Proverb
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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All things desirable to men are contained in the Bible. ~Abraham Lincoln
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Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy. ~Irish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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A forest is in an acorn. ~Proverb
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about it and do what you have to do, it will go away. If you really like to pitch and you want to pitch, that's what you'll do. ~Warren Spahn
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Hope is the physician of each misery. ~Irish Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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When I play, I feel like I'm in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis-player? ~Anna Kournikova
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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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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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