Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature. ~Graham Cooke
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ~Proverb
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
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I have always felt that kids are really smart. ~Michelle Trachtenberg
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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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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish 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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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don't have a lot of rules. We break the rules, but it's mostly because we don't know what the rules are. It's easy for us to go to certain places, so I'm not surprised that a lot of people were amused by my songwriting style. ~Frank Black
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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