When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American 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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A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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Sometimes the personality or just the particular process of a director can really affect your quality of life as a composer in terms of how much time you spend away from your family or the amount of time you spend doing the type of work that you maybe don't consider as fun to do as other type of work. ~Christophe Beck
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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Lack of resource has hanged many a person. ~Irish Proverb
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. ~Max Beerbohm
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African 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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Remain a child so that your children may always love you. ~Swedish 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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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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I had my nearest and most intimate glimpses of the presence of my Lord in those dread moments when musket, club or spear was being levelled at my life. ~John Gibson Paton
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French 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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