But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn. ~Patricia Marx
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you do not wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. ~Senegalese Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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You can undo a lot of things. If you're not happy, you can become happy. Happiness is a choice. That's the thing I really feel. ~Jennifer Aniston
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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Lead me, Zeus, and you, Fate, wherever you have assigned me. I shall follow without hesitation; but even if I am disobedient and do not wish to, I shall follow no less surely. ~Cleanthes
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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If we are just specks of dust hit by lightning, if we have no spark of God in us, why not just take whatever we can and devil take the hindmost? I mean, we are fools not to do that if there is no right or wrong. ~Ben Stein
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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it's hard. If you think it's not hard, you're not doing it right. ~Gene Weingarten
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