Book of Ecclesiastes, God is saying. Write a good story, take somebody with you and let me help ~Donald Miller
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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We are focused on doing the things that make the economy perform well, and as you do that, reduce deficits, for one, very important; secondly, keep growth rates high, very important. ~John W. Snow
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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Mystery books. I must read a hundred a year. I just wish some of them were harder to figure out. ~Martin Cruz Smith
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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I don't believe in the clash of cultures. The culture is one. The culture is a ring off the same chain. Picasso was very much influenced by the African arts, and he influenced a whole other generation of artists. So everything influences everything. ~Marjane Satrapi
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head. ~Proverb
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