Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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When we are young we think our troubles a mighty business, that the world is spread out expressly as a stage for the particular drama of our lives and that we have a right to rant and foam at the mouth if we are crossed. I have done enough of that in my time. ~George Eliot
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring to heel these deficits, diminishing every year and moving the budget so into surplus. ~John Spratt
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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I wear my shadows where they are harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I am travelling toward light. ~Bruce Cockburn
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The debate over same sex "marriage" has engaged the heartfelt feelings and convictions of millions of Americans. ~Elliott Abrams
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
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Good news always comes from far away. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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