The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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When people don't like themselves very much, they have to make up for it. The classic bully was actually a victim first. ~Tom Hiddleston
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While aromatherapy is practiced by medical doctors in France, this has not been the case in England and the United States. ~Robert Tisserand
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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All human joys are swift of wing. For heaven doth so allot it. That when you get an easy thing, you find you haven't got it ~Eugene Field
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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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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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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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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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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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A doable goal for me is to finish a marathon under four hours. I'm doing all the training, but the hardest part is eating right. ~Sean Astin
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese 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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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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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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He loses his thanks who promises and delays. ~Proverb
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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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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