To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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I would like, if I can, to broaden the possibilities of the musical theater. I think there is a better "Oklahoma!" someplace, a better "West Side Story." And I would like to be mixed up in it. ~Richard Rodgers
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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Any fiction is bound to be transposed autobiography. ~Elizabeth Bowen
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I love all those girls the same as they love me. I get thousands of letters a week from girls who love me... Every time I sing a song, I make love to them. I'm a boudoir singer. ~Frank Sinatra
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
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Remain a child so that your children may always love you. ~Swedish Proverb
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The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust. ~Persian Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
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It is quite impossible these days to assume anything about people's educational level from the way they talk or dress or from their taste in music. Safest to treat everyone you meet as a distinguished intellectual. ~Ian Mcewan
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I like my raps, but I'm never too happy with some of 'em because I feel like they could be better. But every time I hear my flow on that song I wow myself. ~Tyler The Creator
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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