The publicis rather apt to be unreasonably discontented when a woman does marry again, than when she does not. ~Jane Austen
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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"A woman doesn't want to be told she looks nice," Jude nuttered as she sat down beside maud's grave. "She wants to be told she's beautiful, sexy. That she looks outrageous. It dosen't matter if its not true." She sighed and laid the flowers against the headstone. "Because for the moment, when the words are said and the words are heard, it's perfect truth." ~Nora Roberts
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Gautemalan Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
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The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her ~Mother Teresa
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
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A woman either hates or loves, there is no third course. ~Latin Proverb
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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