A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine. ~James Mooney
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If somebody from the past doesn't rise up from the grave and start talking to me, I haven't got a book. I have to hear that voice, the voice of the narrator. How she sounds will tell me who she is, and who she is will tell me how she will act - and that starts the plot in motion. ~Geraldine Brooks
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Conscience is the voice of the soul. ~Polish Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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