Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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It's hard to maintain both smack and crack habits and remember to keep up mobile-phone payments. ~Irvine Welsh
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect! ~Jonathan Richman
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If somebody from the past doesn't rise up from the grave and start talking to me, I haven't got a book. I have to hear that voice, the voice of the narrator. How she sounds will tell me who she is, and who she is will tell me how she will act - and that starts the plot in motion. ~Geraldine Brooks
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Time gives good advice. ~Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead. ~V. S. Naipaul
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ~English Proverb
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It is true that advertising often gives information and is valuable for doing so, but some forms of advertising give precious little information, and even that little is wrong. ~Randal Marlin
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There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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