Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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A woman is essentially a vessel made to be filled. ~Jose Saramago
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is. ~Mos Def
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A man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring. ~Jane Fonda
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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be both sensual and maternal. ~Elisabeth Elliot
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Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. ~Jane Fonda
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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All men naturally desire knowledge. An indication of this is our esteem for the senses; for apart from their use we esteem them for their own sake, and most of all the sense of sight. Not only with a view to action, but even when no action is contemplated, we prefer sight, generally speaking, to all the other senses. The reason of this is that of all the senses sight best helps us to know things, and reveals many distinctions. ~Aristotle
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man. ~Tertullian
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The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws. ~Ernest Holmes
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal. ~C. S. Lewis
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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