Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere. ~Ryan White
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well; nothing. ~Phoebe Tonkin
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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