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Quote Alex Replybullet Topic: Proverbs
    Posted: 11 November 2010 at 6:57pm

Silence is the sign of maturity.
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Quote milli0nl3ts Replybullet Posted: 17 November 2010 at 5:53am
I agree!!
Here's another one:
"The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth."..from a Chinese Proverb
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Quote Alex Replybullet Posted: 18 November 2010 at 2:39pm
There is no shame when you fall, but there is greatness in rising every time you fall.
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Quote Alex Replybullet Posted: 23 November 2010 at 6:59pm
Something to keep in mind during Thanksgiving ..
 
Hunger is misery; a full stomach is trouble.
 
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Quote Revolution777 Replybullet Posted: 24 November 2010 at 6:38am
Originally posted by Alex

Silence is the sign of maturity.
Arabic Proverb



hmm...Thats a wrong translation of The Proverb, actually its :
"Silence is the sign of Satisfaction/concent"

In arabic its written :
"السكوت علامة الرضا"

And Pronounced :
"asokooto alamato reeda"
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Quote Alex Replybullet Posted: 24 November 2010 at 3:23pm
Thank you for the correction. So is satisfaction/concent in the context of .. if one is silent it is a sign of agreement?
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Quote Revolution777 Replybullet Posted: 25 November 2010 at 10:00am
Yeah thats how it is, and its true...We often say this Proverb in such situations.
And i think the Silence is a sign of Maturity too, so here you have your own proverb now XD
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