Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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I am fortunate in that I am a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around the world, plus a core group of special people in my life that I can lean on, chat to, or just hang with. ~Paul Kane
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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I have always felt that kids are really smart. ~Michelle Trachtenberg
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In truth, one cannot, it seems, oppose mechanism and finalism, one cannot oppose mechanism and anthropomorphism, for if the functioning of a machine is explained by relations of pure causality, the construction of a machine can be understood neither without purpose nor without man. A machine is made by man and for man, with a view toward certain ends to be obtained, in the form of effects to be produced, a mechanical model of any phenomena is explanatory only so long as we take machines as already granted. ~Georges Canguilhem
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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A lot of people are simply interested in exploring their own spirituality, their own values, who they are, whether they're happy where they are. ~James Redfield
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I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people. ~Tia Carrere
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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The growth of love is the essence within the soul. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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