A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. ~Daniel Burnham
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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I love all those girls the same as they love me. I get thousands of letters a week from girls who love me... Every time I sing a song, I make love to them. I'm a boudoir singer. ~Frank Sinatra
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it. ~Franco Nero
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Something will be there when the flood recedes. We know that. It will be those people now standing in the water, and on those rooftops, many black, many poor. Homeless. Overlooked. And it will be New Orleans, though its memory may be shortened, its self-gaze and eccentricity scoured out so that what's left is a city more like other cities, less insular, less self-regarding, but possibly more self-knowing after today. A city on firmer ground. ~Richard Ford
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A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations. ~Kathie Lee Gifford
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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Every decision you make is a mistake. ~Edward Dahlberg
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