Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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I find it shocking that anybody can be brought down in D.C. for gossip, ostensibly. I thought that was the coin of the realm there. That's like getting hit with lightning on a cloudless day. ~Dennis Miller
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
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Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it. ~Italian Proverb
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ~Abraham Maslow
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, "Ow, ow, put it back!" ~Geena Davis
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What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes. ~Samuel Adams
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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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Everything in moderation. And that includes a couple of beers a day. ~Stephen King
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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