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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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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Trust the tale, not the teller. ~David Knopfler
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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I smoke cigars because at my age if I don't have something to hang on to I might fall down. ~George Burns
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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You can undo a lot of things. If you're not happy, you can become happy. Happiness is a choice. That's the thing I really feel. ~Jennifer Aniston
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Admire, exult, despise, laugh, weep for here There is such matter for all feelings: Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. ~Lord Byron
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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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When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you. ~Proverb
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Working 14 hours a day until you're 55 and missing your kids growing up is not what I would consider a recipe for happiness. ~Robert Harris
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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I didn't want to be anyone else. ~Gordon Waller
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you care about the people you work with then you work harder. ~Kristine Lilly
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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