The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Never tell anyone to go to hell unless you can make 'em go. ~William J. Clinton
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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A young lady is a female child who has just done something dreadful. ~Judith Martin
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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is. ~Mos Def
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian experience. In the Polish experience, the state was always a foreign power. So, to hate the state was a patriotic act. ~Ryszard Kapuscinski
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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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