Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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The adult looks to deeds, the child to love. ~Indian Proverb
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Write in the sand the flaws of your friend. ~Pythagoras
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On reflection, Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, this wasn't one of your better plans. ~Chris Wooding
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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The family is the first economy. If the family breaks down, well, government gets bigger because of the consequences of family breakdown. We see in the neighborhoods where there are no marriages and there are no two-parent families. ~Rick Santorum
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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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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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