The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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proverbiosSeemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God. ~Lionel Hampton
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Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. ~Spanish Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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Some may claim that is it unscientific to speak of the operations of nature as miracles. But the point of the title lies in the paradox of finding so many wonderful things subservient to the rule of law. ~Elisha Gray
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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He who knows how to live, knows enough. ~Spanish Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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Reality is not meant to be only creedal, though the creeds are important. Reality is to be experienced, and experienced on the basis of a restored relationship with God through that finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. ~Francis Schaeffer
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Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
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Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor education is a weapon of mass destruction. Discrimination is a weapon of mass destruction. Let us abolish such weapons of mass destruction here at home. ~Dennis Kucinich
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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I like Chris Rock. He's dangerous. ~Mel Brooks
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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