Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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I would die for you. But I won't live for you. ~Stephen Chbosky
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I invented the cordless extension cord. ~Steven Wright
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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I had my nearest and most intimate glimpses of the presence of my Lord in those dread moments when musket, club or spear was being levelled at my life. ~John Gibson Paton
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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While aromatherapy is practiced by medical doctors in France, this has not been the case in England and the United States. ~Robert Tisserand
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being. ~Michel de Montaigne
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