It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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The most important of the Lord's work you will ever do will be the work you do within the walls of your own home. ~Harold B. Lee
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Better no doctor at all than three. ~Polish Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London. ~Kenneth Robert Livingstone
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. ~Benjamin Franklin
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And they need not cause you grief. As my Highland grandmother said, and she had the Sight-Tis not the dead ye have to be concerned about! Beware of the Living! And she was a wise woman. The dead are beyond your help or mine, poor things. But the living need us. Thirty souls at the least, Phryne, are still on that island to praise God who might now be angels-or devils. ~Kerry Greenwood
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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In the Negro countenance you will often meet with strong traits of benignity. I have felt yearnings of tenderness towards some of these faces. ~Charles Lamb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone. ~Martha Nibley Beck
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I have total respect for anyone who discovers a band like Snow Patrol. I would be hopeless at signing a rock band, or anything alternative, cause I don't know what that audience are into and I don't particularly like that kind of music. ~Simon Cowell
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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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I know people will think it's funny because I've done glamour modelling in the past, but I felt embarrassed about my body and just wanted to cover it up. ~Jennifer Ellison
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