He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh Proverb
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruban Proverb
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on that file until it captures another man. ~Howard Staunton
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I find it shocking that anybody can be brought down in D.C. for gossip, ostensibly. I thought that was the coin of the realm there. That's like getting hit with lightning on a cloudless day. ~Dennis Miller
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~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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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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A doable goal for me is to finish a marathon under four hours. I'm doing all the training, but the hardest part is eating right. ~Sean Astin
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We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are. ~Neil Strauss
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state. ~Isaac Asimov
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man? ~Oriana Fallaci
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