If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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All I care is that my family, and my loved ones, understand me. Or that they understand me to a degree; I don't understand me very much. And I don't need the world to understand me. That is the most egocentric thing. ~Andrea Corr
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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It is my object, in the following work, to travel over ground which has as yet been little explored and to make my reader acquainted with a species of Remains, which, though absolutely necessary for understanding the history of the globe, have been hitherto almost uniformly neglected. ~Georges Cuvier
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The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives. ~English proverb
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Man, that did his ego good. Matter of fact, she hit him with anything like that again, he was going to feel like he could bench-press a city bus. With a jet plane on its roof. ~J.R. Ward
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. ~Robyn Davidson
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German 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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If you want to know how much I miss you, try to catch rain drops. The ones you catch is how much you miss me, and the ones you miss is how much I miss you.
#love #romance #cute

The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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