A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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Truth is time's daughter. ~Spanish Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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People confuse compassion with government being compassionate with other people's money versus people being compassionate with their own money. ~Michele Bachmann
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what this is. ~Stephen Chbosky
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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Human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty; it flows with resistless force and brings beauty with it. ~George Eliot
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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I vote in every general election, but I'm not a party member or an ideologue. I've never told anyone who I've voted for. ~Brian Lamb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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Sure it's a big job, but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can. ~John F. Kennedy
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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A dimple on the chin, the devil within. ~Gaelic Proverb
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My real heroes have always been sports-writers. ~Dan Jenkins
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