One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you can compete, you are going to compete. ~Earl Lloyd
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Whenever armed forces are used, the idea of combat must be present. The end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed, and trained, the whole object of his sleeping, eating, drinking, and marching is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time. ~Carl von Clausewitz
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I smoke cigars because at my age if I don't have something to hang on to I might fall down. ~George Burns
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Cyberbullying is an issue that affects all of us and demands that Canadians work together to put an end to it. This national public awareness campaign is an important step in protecting our children online. Along with our government's introduction of Bill C-13, the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, we are taking clear action to tackle cyberbullying. ~Peter MacKay
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~Scottish Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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