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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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. ~J. G. Ballard
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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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 single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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What I've learned about marriage: You need to have each other's back; you have to be a kind of team going through life. ~Tom Petty
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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A promise is a debt. ~Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you do not wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. ~Senegalese Proverb
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The apparent world, the one which is perceived, with its figures, its brightness, its colors, is a psychical product, a creation of the observer. The figures seen on the vault of heaven are neither the celestial bodies, nor the true clouds or the falling stars, but are only effigies which the observer's psyche has created and localized how and where it can. ~Vasco Ronchi
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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