Every garden may have some weeds. ~English Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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Hope is the physician of each misery. ~Irish Proverb
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A tree falls the way it leans. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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I try to work every day, even when I am not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. ~Mel Ramos
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict. ~Frank B. Kellogg
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If you have someone in your life that you are grateful for, someone to whom you want to write another heartfelt, slanted, misspelled thank you note, do it. Tell them they made you feel loved and supported. That they made you feel like you belonged somewhere and that you were not a freak. Tell them all of that. Tell them today. ~Lisa Jakub
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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A bad cause requires many words. ~German Proverb
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Men easily believe what they want to. ~Latin Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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