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He who cannot cut the bread evenly, cannot get on well with people. ~Czechoslovakian proverb
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Three things come into the house uninvited: debts, age, and death. ~German Proverb
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Someone who doesn't listen to others deserves not to be listened too. ~African Proverb
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A truly educated person is a gem. ~Kashmir Proverb
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Anyone can be trapped. ~Kashmir Proverb
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Many people count other people's faults and ignore their own. ~Burmese Proverb
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A happy man does not hear the clock strike. ~German Proverb
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Honorable is the person who is aware of his power, yet refrains from inflicting bad things onto others. ~Egyptian Proverb
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Whatever is in the heart will come up to the tongue. ~Persian Proverb
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Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts. ~Native American Hopi Proverb
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A country without freedom is like a prisoner with shackled hands. - Filipino Proverb
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Even confucius had his misfortunes. ~Japanese Proverb (Confucius was a chinese philosopher.) If someone asked me how to sum up my life in one word: I would say "Misfortune". Yes, disasters seem to always come around me on a regular basis. I think this has shaped my personality overall. From… (edited) read more
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A man who does no hard work will never know the value of rest. ~African Proverb
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An understanding person needs only half a word. ~Dutch Proverb
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The first step to health is to know that we are sick. ~English Proverb
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To be prepared is to have no anxiety. ~Korean Proverb
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A prudent man who knows proverbs, resolved problems. ~Botswana Proverb
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The moon lightens well but leaves certain areas in the dark. ~African Proverb
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A little knowledge is dangerous. Drink deep, or taste not the puritan waters. ~English Proverb
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By the yard, life is hard. By the inch, it's a cinch. ~American Proverb
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Envy always shoots at a high mark. ~Romanian Proverb
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Love is blind; jealousy sees too much. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Proverbs bear age, and he who would do well may view himself in them as in a looking glass. ~Italian Proverb Ancient wisdom still applies today.
Compassion,
It is the duty of all that lives to find the greatest strength within, and the duty of the strong to pave way to a world of compassion. A world where no child knows to suffer as their elders and that which came before them. A world where no parent knows loss. A world where no wrists know chains,… read more
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Never say no due to pride, or yes due to weakness. ~Puerto Rican Proverb
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Even the tallest tree, started as a seed. ~Indian proverb
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To live in peace one must be blind, deaf and mute. ~Turkish Proverb
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A lover's anger is short-lived. ~Italian Proverb
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Poor or rich, death makes us all equal. ~German Proverb
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Anger ends in cruelty. ~Indian Proverb We all get angry, but we must be cautious that it doesn't end up in cruel behavior. For example: 1.The store manager takes away the bench where shoppers sit, because he is angry at someone. For older people like myself, I often need to sit to regain… (edited) read more
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To love and be wise is incompatible. ~Portuguese Proverb If you have a 'crush' or 'feelings' on someone you don't know or just met, please find out if they feel the same. Why? Because you'd be surprised that sometimes they don't. And this can cause you a lot of unnecessary pain.
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Who tells me of my faults is my teacher; who tells me of my virtues does me harm. ~Chinese Proverb
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A patient man will eat ripe fruit. ~ African Proverb
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If you take too long to choose,you will end up with the leftovers. - Croatian Proverb
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Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Hold on tight to the words of your ancestors. - New Zealander Proverb
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A fool thinks he needs no advice, but a wise man listens to others. ~Biblical proverb Often, I'm the fool. (edited)
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Blind belief is dangerous. ~Western Kenyan Proverb
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Better be kind at home than burn incense in a far place. ~Chinese Proverb I read that the problems we have at home unresolved can spread from family to family, city to city, country to country. Starts small like a flame then fire. (edited)
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He who envies, suffers. ~German Proverb
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