To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy. ~Irish Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. ~Louis D. Brandeis
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Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. ~Bernadette Devlin
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French 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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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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The trauma said. Don't write these poems. Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones. ~Andrea Gibson
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Everybody has talent, it is just a matter of moving around until you have discovered what it is. ~George Lucas
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead. ~Harry Enfield
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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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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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