The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish 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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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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A woman either hates or loves, there is no third course. ~Latin Proverb
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian 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 bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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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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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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We can't afford as a nation; not because of money but because of our social fabric; to have large numbers of people who are not working. ~Donna Shalala
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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work. ~Bill Gates
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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