It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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Most modern Indians don't stick to their caste jobs any more. There is more inter-caste marriage, more fluidity, more freedom than ever before. But the outcastes are usually still outcastes, because they are still the ones who tan India's animals, burn its dead, and remove its excrement. ~Rose George
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
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Earth to Democrats; displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move. ~Monica Crowley
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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In kindergarten I had to draw a picture of what I wanted to be when I grew up. I drew a rapper. I didn't really know what a rapper was or what they did; I just wanted to do it. ~B.o.B
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There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible. ~Moby
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The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern? ~John Shelton Reed
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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