Regard Heaven as your father, Earth as your mother and all things as your brothers and sisters. ~Native American Proverb
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin 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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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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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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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him. ~Matthew Henry
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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Man unites himself with the world in the process of creation. ~Erich Fromm
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives. ~English proverb
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