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Chocolate
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"Las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso."
(Ideas should be clear and chocolate thick)
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Communism
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Under Capitalism, man exploits man. Under Communism, it's exactly the opposite.
-Proverb
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Dogs
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Who loves me will love my dog also.
"A proverb in the time of Saint Bernard"
-Proverb, Sermo Primus
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Guilt
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He declares himself guilty who justifies himself before accusation.
-Proverb, Robert Christy, Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages, p. 470, no. 12 (1888)
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Manners
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Better good manners than good looks.
-Proverb
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Good manners and plenty of money will make my son a gentlemen.
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Revenge
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Vengeance is a dish best eaten cold.
-Proverb
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Shopping
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The Laws of Clothing Shopping:
If you like it, they don't have it in your size.
If you like it and it fits, you can't afford it.
If you like it, it fits and you can afford it, it falls apart the first time you wear it.
If the shoe fits, its ugly.
-Proverb
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Snow
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The larger a man's roof, the more snow it collects.
-Proverb
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Sunset
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"Every time you wake up and ask yourself, "What good things am I going to do today?", remember that when the sun goes down at sunset, it will take a part of your life with it."
-Proverb, "Indian Proverb"
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Teamwork
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Two heads are better than one.
-Proverb, [Polish proverb: "Co dwie głowy to nie jedna"]
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Finagle's Eighth Rule:
Teamwork is essential. It allows you to blame someone else.
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Work
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"The Devil finds work for idle hands."
First Appeared in 1721
-Proverb, 1721
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