A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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Human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty; it flows with resistless force and brings beauty with it. ~George Eliot
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We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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I had a handful of records, but when I was 11 years old, I liked Puccini as much as Little Richard. They both made sense to me. ~Patti Smith
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Innovating economies expand and develop. Economies that do not add new kinds of goods and services, but continue only to repeat old work, do not expand much nor do they, by definition, develop. ~Jane Jacobs
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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