A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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To devastate by language, to blow up the word and with it the world. ~Emile M. Cioran
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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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 scenic ideals that surround even our national parks are carriers of a nostalgia for heavenly bliss and eternal calmness. ~Robert Smithson
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb
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No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~Hindu Proverb
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Virtue is its own reward. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Proverb
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine. Earliest reference to the madness or divine inspiration of poets. ~Democritus
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Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead. ~Harry Enfield
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~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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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~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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Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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