Surrender means wisely accommodating ourselves to what is beyond our control. ~Sylvia Boorstein
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do bad and remember, do good and forget. ~Algerian Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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One of my lungs is half gone, and the other half, because I smoked for years, has a lesion. So I can't swim anymore and had the swimming pool covered over. Now it's what I call the dance pavilion, and so I and my friends sit out and put music on and watch people dance. ~Maya Angelou
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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