Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese 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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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian 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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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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I realized that even in a world of proliferating media venues, online and in print, and on TV and on countless cable channels, the idea that I could be considered an expert on chronic knee pain was I think troubling for society, but very exciting for me. ~John Hodgman
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, "Ow, ow, put it back!" ~Geena Davis
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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Will is stronger than fact; it can mold and overcome fact. ~H. G. Wells
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