When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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proverbiosFriends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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A bad cause requires many words. ~German Proverb
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When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does. ~Cassandra Clare
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quotistEat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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I did my homework and didn't go out much, and had a very highly developed kitsch fantasy life where I dreamed of being a dancing girl. ~Emily Mortimer
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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When we were all kids, there was one particular trailer that I think we can all remember. That was the trailer for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." There was an amazing teaser trailer with all this weird kind of documentary footage. We were like, "What was that! I've got to see that! What the hell was that?" ~Matt Reeves
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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Remember how you used to be able to feel your bed breathing and the walls spinning when you were a kid? ~Lynda Barry
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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Reality is not meant to be only creedal, though the creeds are important. Reality is to be experienced, and experienced on the basis of a restored relationship with God through that finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. ~Francis Schaeffer
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I remember being fascinated by ants and wasps and other bugs when I was a kid. I'd set out a Coke can and stand back 20 feet and use my telescope to watch wasps land on it. ~Paul McEuen
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My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all. ~Alice Eve
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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Who are you? The band sang. I tried to remember but I really couldn't say. ~Janet Fitch
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Weep now, but tomorrow be strong. Remember who we are and that whatever else is taken from us, they will never strip our honour and our pride. ~Elizabeth Chadwick
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