You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
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Though ugliness be the opposite of beauty, it is not the opposite to proportion and fitness; for it is possible that a thing may be very ugly with any proportions, and with a perfect fitness for any use. ~Edmund Burke
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If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June; a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special; the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet. ~Martin Rees
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There will be many times in your lives; at school, and more particularly when you are a grown up; when people will distract or divert you from what needs to be done. You may even welcome the distraction. But if you use it as an excuse for not doing what you suppose to do, you can blame no one but yourself. If you truly wish to accomplish something, you should allow nothing to stop you, and chances are you'll succeed. ~Julie Andrews
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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Men can bear all things except good days. ~Dutch Proverbs
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Talk to me when I am bored. Be with me when I am sad. Hug me when i cry. Care for me when I am sick. Don't ever cry for me when I die! Just treasure me when I am alive.
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do. ~Anthony Trollope
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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Long-term relationships are an everyday choice. It is harder to be in a marriage than it is to bounce from one relationship to the next. ~Pink
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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