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As the Russian proverb says, a fish tends to rot from the head.
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As the proverb says, a journey starts with a single step so begin with the pile closest to you and just set aside one hour at a time to go through each piece of paper and decide immediately whether you will recycle it, toss it, delegate it, file it or deal with it right away or later.
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An old Chinese proverb says that the best time to plant a tree was twenty-five years ago, but the second best time is now.
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As the Greek proverb says, why does anybody plant the seeds of a tree whose shade they will never see?
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"I was the woman with the strength of seven men, but now I'm afraid if I stumble, I'll fall, " says 49-year-old Akhtar Bibi, invoking a local proverb.
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