God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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He who cooks a bad thing, eats of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German Proverb
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic Proverb
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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"A woman doesn't want to be told she looks nice," Jude nuttered as she sat down beside maud's grave. "She wants to be told she's beautiful, sexy. That she looks outrageous. It dosen't matter if its not true." She sighed and laid the flowers against the headstone. "Because for the moment, when the words are said and the words are heard, it's perfect truth." ~Nora Roberts
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine. Earliest reference to the madness or divine inspiration of poets. ~Democritus
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I have a collection of 50-plus snapback hats. ~James Harden
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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Idleness is the beginning of all vices. ~Proverb
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To love playthings well as a child, to lead an adventurous and honorable youth, and to settle when the time arrives, into a green and smiling age, is to be a good artis en life and deserve well of yourself and your neighbor. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. ~Will Durant
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
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