A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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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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We were never the family that ordered pizza, and my mom never came home with a bucket of fried chicken. My mom always made home-cooked meals. We always sat down at the dinner table as a family. ~Haylie Duff
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained, this is free. ~Veronica Roth
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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I wish I was a teenager in the 1970s. ~Ellen Page
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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On reflection, Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, this wasn't one of your better plans. ~Chris Wooding
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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Good sayings are like pearls strung together. ~Chinese Proverb
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin. ~Pope Pius IX
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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The sermon is now the true poppy of literature. ~David Swing
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank. ~Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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