Beauty is self-defined, perceived and understood without ambiguity. It's the stuff that lies under the skins of our individual existences. ~Terence McKenna
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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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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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish 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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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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To the seeing eye life is mostly sparrows. ~Will Cuppy
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the while I am being carried across the sky by beautiful clouds. ~Ojibwe Proverb
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. ~Anita Desai
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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