Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man. ~Tertullian
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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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In Indiana we had a queen we named Alice which lived to the ripe old age of eight years and two months and did excellent work in her seventh year. There can be no doubt about the authenticity of this statement. We sold her to John Chapel of Oakland City, Indiana, and she was the only queen in his yard with wings clipped. This, however is a rare exception. At the time I was experimenting with artificial combs with wooden cells in which the queen laid. ~Jay Smith
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses 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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We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are. ~Neil Strauss
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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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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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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese 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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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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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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There is a great need to rally the women of the Church to stand with and for the Brethren in stemming the tide of evil that surrounds us. ~Howard W. Hunter
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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Nakata is empty inside. Do you know what it means to be completely empty? Being empty is like a vacant house. An unlocked, vacant house. Anybody can come in, anytime they want. That is what scares me the most. ~Haruki Murakami
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When you're young and good-looking, you've got to behave. But when you're old, you can get away with murder. ~Julie Newmar
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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