Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon... has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right. ~James Madison
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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I had a handful of records, but when I was 11 years old, I liked Puccini as much as Little Richard. They both made sense to me. ~Patti Smith
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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A red apple invites stones. ~Kurdish Proverb
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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 was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, "Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?" But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed. ~Paul Merton
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
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I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. ~Nicolas Cage
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Advice when most needed is least heeded. ~English Proverb
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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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She didn't want to think about how wrong this was or how foolish it was to give herself to a known seducer. Because tonight Oliver wasn't that man. Not to her. He was the boy who'd cried over his dead mother, the young man who'd lost himself in drink and women to forget the past, the marquess who'd vowed not to marry for money. He was the man to be her lover. ~Sabrina Jeffries
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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