A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them. ~Phyllis Diller
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all. ~Alice Eve
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~English Proverb
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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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It is no easy task to lead men. But it is easy enough to drive them. ~Rabindranath Tagore
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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Children see things very well sometimes, and idealists even better. ~Lorraine Hansberry
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I have always felt that kids are really smart. ~Michelle Trachtenberg
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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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Our youth deserve the opportunity to complete their high school and college education, free of early parenthood. Their future children deserve the opportunity to grow up in financially and emotionally stable homes. Our communities benefit from healthy, productive, well-prepared young people. ~Jane Fonda
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I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I would bring things to class that I had cooked at home. ~Giada De Laurentiis
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A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably. ~John Bunyan
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A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him. ~Matthew Henry
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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