The man who has learned to triumph over sorrow wears his miseries as though they were sacred fillets upon his brow; and nothing is so entirely admirable as a man bravely wretched. ~Seneca
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English Proverb
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ~English Proverb
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness. ~Yotam Ottolenghi
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English 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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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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It is the end of art to inoculate men with the love of nature. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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Regard Heaven as your father, Earth as your mother and all things as your brothers and sisters. ~Native American Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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