Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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He who knows how to live, knows enough. ~Spanish Proverb
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. ~Spanish Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains. ~Hobart Brown
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Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes Valmore
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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When I play, I feel like I'm in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis-player? ~Anna Kournikova
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~English Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African 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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A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing. ~Pearl Bailey
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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