Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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As tough as things have been, I am convinced you are tougher. I've seen your passion and I've seen your service. I've seen you engage and I've seen you turn out in record numbers. I've heard your voices amplified by creativity and a digital fluency that those of us in older generations can barely comprehend. I've seen a generation eager, impatient even, to step into the rushing waters of history and change its course. ~Barack Obama
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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There's a lot to be said for not displacing people. ~Barney Frank
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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