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A small cottage wherein laughter lives is worth more than a castle full of tears. - Chinese Proverb #wisdom #wordsofwisdom #wisewords #foodforthought #inspiration #proverbsandaphorisms #timelesssayings #wordstoliveby #lessonsforlife #spreadtheword #proverbs #laughter #tears #home #china

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The distance between heaven and earth is no greater that one thought. - Mongolian Proverb #wordsofwisdom #wisewords #foodforthought #inspiration #proverbsandaphorisms #timelesssayings #wordstoliveby #lessonsforlife #spreadtheword #proverbs #thought #mongolia

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A wise man learns at the fool's expense. - Brazilian Proverb #wordsofwisdom #wisewords #foodforthought #inspiration #proverbsandaphorisms #timelesssayings #wordstoliveby #lessonsforlife #spreadtheword #learning #wisdom #proverbs #brazil

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There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant. - Ralph Waldo Emerson #wisdom #ignorance #aphorisms #quotes #ralphwaldoemerson

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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box. - Italian Proverb #wordsofwisdom #wisewords #foodforthought #inspiration #proverbsandaphorisms #timelesssayings #wordstoliveby #lessonsforlife #spreadtheword #proverbs #italy

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Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage. - Benjamin Disraeli #wisdom #wordsofwisdom #foodforthought #inspiration #proverbsandaphorisms #wordstoliveby #lessonsforlife #quotes #opportunity #restraint #benjamindisraeli

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Where there is no shame, there is no honor. - Ethiopian Proverb #wisdom #wordsofwisdom #foodforthought #inspiration #proverbsandaphorisms #timelesssayings #wordstoliveby #lessonsforlife #spreadtheword #proverbs #shameless #honor #africa #ethiopia

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He that doesn't know his bed is too hard sleeps well. - Danish Proverb #wordsofwisdom #wisewords #foodforthought #inspiration #proverbsandaphorisms #timelesssayings #wordstoliveby #lessonsforlife #spreadtheword #proverbs #denmark #bliss #icantbelieveitsnotignorance

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The worst witness, and best conspirator, is memory. - The Indentured Savant #wisdom #wordsofwisdom #foodforthought #inspiration #proverbsandaphorisms #timelesssayings #wordstoliveby #lessonsforlife #spreadtheword #aphorisms #memory #oc

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They are not free who drag their chains behind them. - French Proverb #wisdom #wordsofwisdom #foodforthought #inspiration #proverbsandaphorisms #timelesssayings #wordstoliveby #lessonsforlife #spreadtheword #freedom #liberation #france

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You should make a new bucket whilst you still have the old one. - Berber Proverb #wisdom #wordsofwisdom #foodforthought #inspiration #proverbsandaphorisms #timelesssayings #wordstoliveby #lessonsforlife #spreadtheword

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The tragedy of life is not what men suffer, but rather what they miss. - Thomas Carlyle #wisdom #wordsofwisdom #foodforthought #inspiration #proverbsandaphorisms #timelesssayings #wordstoliveby #lessonsforlife #spreadtheword #aphorisms #quotes #thomascarlyle

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The thoughts we choose to act upon define us to others, the ones we do not define us to ourselves. - Yahia Lababidi #wordsofwisdom #foodforthought #inspiration #proverbsandaphorisms #wordstoliveby #lessonsforlife #spreadtheword #quotes #thoughts #actions #yahialababidi

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I Often marvel that while each man loves himself more than anyone else, he sets less value on his own estimate than on the opinions of others. - Marcus Aurelius #aphorisms #selfesteem #marcusaurelius #meditations

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Many a true word is spoken in jest. - English Proverb #proverbs #truth #comedy #england

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We must seek wisdom, for wisdom will not seek us. - The Indentured Savant #aphorisms #oc #wisdom

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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the great Innovator. -Sir Francis Bacon #aphorisms #innovation #francisbacon

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One minute of patience can mean ten Years of peace. - Greek Proverb #proverbs #greece #patience

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"Heartless Cynics" the young men shout, Blind to the world of fact without; "Silly Dreamers" the old men grin, Deaf to the world of Purpose within. - W.H. Audin, New Year Letter 1941 #poem #newyear #whaudin

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Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows will fall behind you - Persian Proverb #Wisdom #Wise #Words #Proverbs #AncientWisdom #Motivation #Life #Quotes #Lessons #Timeless #Truth #Eternal #HappyHolidays #NewYears2025 #NewYearsEve #NewYears

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When we are at our happiest, then it is best to leave and go home. Czech Proverb #proverbs #czechoslovakia #partytime

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A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. - William Blake #aphorisms #williamblake

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We have quite enough to do weeding our own garden. - Belgian Proverb #proverbs #belgium #mindyourbusiness Bonus Aphorism: We must cultivate our garden. - Voltaire #aphorisms #quotes #voltaire #candide #france

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We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe that they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain. - Walter Landor #aphorisms #pessimism #walterlandor

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It is easier to fight for one's principals that to live up to them. - Alfred Adler #aphorisms #principals #alfredadler

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Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem. - Woody Allen #aphorisms #confidence #woodyallen #sundayfunday

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Self-respect is the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. - H.L. Mencken #aphorisms #selfrespect #hlmencken #sundayfunday

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Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible. - Doris Lessing #aphorisms #doing #dorislessing

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In our Hanukkah prayer book tonight

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Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them. - Aldous Huxley #aphorisms #proverbs #aldoushuxleu

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Someday soon my friends, this ride will come to an end, but we can’t just get in line again. - Streetlight Manifesto, “Somewhere in the Between” #lyrics #streetlightmanifesto

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We are inclined to see things not as they are, but as we are. - Talmudic Proverb #proverb #perspective #talmud

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When small men cast big shadows, it means the sun is about to set. - Lin Yutang #aphorisms #linyutang

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He who has not tasted bitter things, knows not what sweet is. - German Proverb #proverbs #experience #germany

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Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise. - Alice Walker #aphorisms #expectations #alicewalker

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A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships were built for. - John A. Shedd #aphorisms #sailing #purpose #johnashedd

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He who laughs, lasts. - Norwegian Proverb #proverbs #laughter #norway

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Listen to that which is well said even if it is from the mouth of an enemy. - Greek Proverb #proverbs #greece #listening I am reminded of Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic, wherein Seneca quotes and praises Epicurus.

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Where there is no shame, there is no honor. - Ethiopian Proverb #proverbs #ethiopia #shame #honor

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Discussion is an exchange of knowledge, argument, an exchange of ignorance. - Robert Quillen #aphorisms #knowledge #ignorance #robertquillen

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The road doesn’t tell the traveler what lies ahead. - Bantu Proverb #proverbs #bantu #thejourney

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I cried when I was born and as each day passes I know why. - Spanish Proverb #proverbs #spain #tears

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To be a fool at the right time is an art. - French Proverb #proverbs #fools #france

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There are such things as false truths and honest lies. - Romani Proverb #proverbs #romani

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Behind every great fortune is a great crime. - Honoré de Balzac #aphorisms #fortune #crime

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The road to wisdom? - Well, it’s plain and simple to express: Err and err and err again but less and less and less - Piet Hein #poetry #wisdom #grooks #piethein

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