A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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One of my lungs is half gone, and the other half, because I smoked for years, has a lesion. So I can't swim anymore and had the swimming pool covered over. Now it's what I call the dance pavilion, and so I and my friends sit out and put music on and watch people dance. ~Maya Angelou
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Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years, but by the lifetime of the human spirit. The life of a man is three-score years and ten: a little more, a little less. The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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If you have someone in your life that you are grateful for, someone to whom you want to write another heartfelt, slanted, misspelled thank you note, do it. Tell them they made you feel loved and supported. That they made you feel like you belonged somewhere and that you were not a freak. Tell them all of that. Tell them today. ~Lisa Jakub
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian 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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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian 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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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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If the German people lay down their arms the whole of Eastern and Southern Europe, together with the Reich, will come under Russian occupation. Behind an iron curtain mass butcheries of people would begin. ~Joseph Goebbels
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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In independent film you tend to have stories that involve more of a community, and the smaller characters are important to the story. ~David Morse
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