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Other Proverbs 3

When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
Maharshi

Though a tree grow ever so high, the falling leaves return to the ground.
Malay

The turtle lays thousands of eggs without anyone knowing, but when the hen lays an egg, the whole country is informed.
Malayan

Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.
Malayan

Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats.
Malayan

Many say I am just one to try. I say I am one less to quit.
Diego Marchi

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
H. L. Mencken

Let go of the things of which you are in doubt for the things in which there is no doubt.
Mohammed

God is a myth.
No America

In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
George Orwell

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
Thomas Paine

It is the duty of the patriot to protect their country from its government.
Thomas Paine

The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.
Thomas Paine

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
Thomas Paine

He who has no past, has no future.
Palestinian

The person who is well prepared has already won half of the battle.
Portuguese

Never cut what can be untied.
Portuguese

Hell is paved with good intentions, and roofed with lost opportunities.
Portuguese

The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Plutarch

Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true.
Polish

The Universe is an on-going construction project by its thoughtful inhabitants.
Rosicrucian

Love unlocks the mysteries of the universe.
Rosicrucian

In the swamp of sorrows, regret is an anchor.
Rosicrucian

If you want to bake an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the Universe.
Carl Sagan

When understanding is demented, destruction is near.
Sanskrit

A horse that resists the reins, a car without brakes and a person with no self-control, are all equally headed for disaster.
Sathya Sai Baba

It is the great north wind that made the Vikings.
Scandanavian

If ever you should need my life, come and take it.
The Seagull