The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. ~Benjamin Franklin
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves the vast concerns of an eternal state. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; at fifty chides his infamous delay, pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; in all the magnanimity of thought, resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. ~Edward Young
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It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done. ~John Greenleaf Whittier
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless, that it doesn't have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space. ~Pema Chodron
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second. ~Etty Hillesum
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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