They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish 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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Irony: While we increasingly hold people more responsible if they drink and drive, we hold women less responsible if they drink and have sex. ~Warren Farrell
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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The advantage we have as Americans is that we can be fair; we tend to be more open-minded about different styles of wine. ~Robert M. Parker
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An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit 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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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune. ~Giuseppe Garibaldi
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In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. ~Jon Krakauer
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. ~Daniel Burnham
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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You do not need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ~Jewish Proverb
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