What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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We will, in fact, be greeted as liberators. ~Dick Cheney
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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish 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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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. ~J. K. Rowling
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Authors are far closer to the truths enfolded in mystery than ordinary people, because of that very audacity of imagination which irritates their plodding critics. As only those who dare to make mistakes succeed greatly, only those who shake free the wings of their imagination brush, once in a way, the secrets of the great pale world. If such writers go wrong, it is not for the mere brains to tell them so ~Gertrude Atherton
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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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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The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws. ~Ernest Holmes
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~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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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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It is quite impossible these days to assume anything about people's educational level from the way they talk or dress or from their taste in music. Safest to treat everyone you meet as a distinguished intellectual. ~Ian Mcewan
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