Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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Truth becomes disagreeable to the fool only. ~Arabic Proverb
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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I failed at the biggest things there are in life. I failed in my health, I failed in my marriage, I failed in everything, and I have picked myself up and gone on. ~Sharon Stone
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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Medicines are not meat to live by. ~German Proverb
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Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it. ~German Proverb
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One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German Proverb
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Government is at best useless, and at worst counter-productive. ~Kakha Bendukidze
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian. ~Michelle Hunziker
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Who are you? The band sang. I tried to remember but I really couldn't say. ~Janet Fitch
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Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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