A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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I am a sensitive, sensitive person. Overly sensitive. Extremely emotional. ~Mary Lambert
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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All the prayers in the Scripture you will find to be reasoning with God, not a multitude of words heaped together. ~Stephen Charnock
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Translation is not a matter of words only, it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. ~Anthony Burgess
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose; anything goes. ~Cole Porter
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Movements are as eloquent as words. ~Isadora Duncan
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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Lack of resource has hanged many a person. ~Irish Proverb
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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