Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb
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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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I am too pure for you or anyone. ~Sylvia Plath
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest, I will say the greatest. ~William Friedkin
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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Never strike your wife, even with a flower. ~Hindu Proverb
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If someone were to say, "Well, what would you have done differently?" I'd say, "Nothing." I think you need to make mistakes. ~Kim Kardashian
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If you were to open up a baby's head, and I am not for a moment suggesting that you should; you would find nothing but an enormous drool gland. ~Dave Barry
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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