In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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You are what you "tweet".~ Internet Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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I think that what went wrong with religion is the same thing that went wrong with politics. Is that it became too money based and too controlling. It is just a weakness that we human beings have for control, we want one thing and then we want more and then we want more. ~Dave Davies
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Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves the vast concerns of an eternal state. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; at fifty chides his infamous delay, pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; in all the magnanimity of thought, resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. ~Edward Young
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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