A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly. ~Ernest Hemingway
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years. ~Wendell Willkie
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It is a shocking trick for a young person to be always lolling upon a sofa. ~Jane Austen
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ~English Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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We need ghost stories because we, in fact, are the ghosts. ~Stephen King
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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I am a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water. ~Gore Vidal
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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Sweet is the day of sacred rest;
No mortal cares shall seize my breast;
O may my heart in tune be found
Like David's harp of solemn sound. ~Isaac Watts
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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I remember being fascinated by ants and wasps and other bugs when I was a kid. I'd set out a Coke can and stand back 20 feet and use my telescope to watch wasps land on it. ~Paul McEuen
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