A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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What is so real as the cry of a child? A rabbit's cry may be wilder but it has no soul. ~Sylvia Plath
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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The real difference between telling what happened and telling a story about what happened is that instead of being a victim of our past, we become master of it. ~Donald Davis
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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I got into real estate very much by accident. ~Jeff Greene
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Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. ~J. G. Ballard
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My real heroes have always been sports-writers. ~Dan Jenkins
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools. ~Charles Churchill
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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His rod reversed, and backward mutters of dissevering power. ~John Milton
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens. ~George Stigler
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