The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be. ~Abba Eban
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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Advice when most needed is least heeded. ~English Proverb
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Maine out of season is unmistakably a great destination; hospitable, good humored, plenty of elbow room, short days, dark nights of crackling ice crystals. ~Paul Theroux
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us. ~David Antin
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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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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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