A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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Pass the bridge that your kinsmen have passed. ~Azerbaijani Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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A human heart that matched what we think of as heart-shaped; a perfectly formed bright red thing with two halves of equal size; would be one that was horribly diseased. The origin of this stylized representation is somewhat obscure, but it probably appeared at the same time as St. Valentine's Day, about whose history there is much dispute. ~George Fetherling
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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As no roads are so rough as those that have just been mended, so no sinners are so intolerant as those that have just turned saints. ~Charles Caleb
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I frankly encountered more anti-Semitism in the northeast than I did in Oklahoma, but not much either place. Anti-Semitism is not part of my life. ~Tim Blake Nelson
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington; today it is 1 in 4. ~John Ensign
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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I don't know if people realize how hard I work, because sometimes people ask me for my secret. The truth is that I don't have any secrets apart from the fact that I've been directing theater and film for twenty years and trying at every stage to make my work better. ~Lucy Walker
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Lack of resource has hanged many a person. ~Irish Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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