A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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May God in his mercy enable us without obstinacy to perceive our errors. ~Michael Servetus
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In some ways it's taken me decades to come clean and make honest work; and still to this day, sometimes I find myself wanting to hide behind my work and deny the more biographical aspects. ~David Knopfler
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Yes, God wants you to do signs and wonders. But the love of God manifested through you is what people really need. So you first must see His face. You must become so close to His very heartbeat that you can feel what others feel. ~Heidi Baker
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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Men easily believe what they want to. ~Latin Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. ~Jose Marti
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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~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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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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A woman either hates or loves, there is no third course. ~Latin Proverb
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