No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. ~Arthur Ashe
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end. ~Emily Mortimer
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Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
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I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that. ~David Kay
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian 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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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh 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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Advice when most needed is least heeded. ~English Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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