Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ~Theodor Reik
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose; anything goes. ~Cole Porter
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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He who knows how to live, knows enough. ~Spanish Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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