When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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proverbiosGive your problems to Christ before your problems get to you. ~Max Lucado
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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Alone, the world offers itself freely to us. To be unmasked, it has no choice. ~Tom Robbins
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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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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish 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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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian 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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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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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. ~Daisaku Ikeda
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You must remember the value that you add to others and not just what others have added to you. That's how we build self-worth, which, in my opinion, is just as important as net worth. ~Suze Orman
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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