If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
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My most resolute opponents believe that I am too visible, that I am a little too alive, that my name echoes too much in the texts which they nevertheless claim to be inaccessible. ~Jacques Derrida
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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 man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Loyalty, Signor Molteni, not love. Penelope is loyal to Ulysses but we do not know how far she loved him; and as you know people can sometimes be absolutely loyal without loving. In certain cases, in fact, loyalty is form of vengeance, of black-mail, of recovering one's self-respect. Loyalty, not love. ~Alberto Moravia
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine. ~Yiddish Proverb
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
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An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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