Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them. ~Cy Twombly
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese 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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A promise is a debt. ~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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Social media is not about the exploitation of technology but service to community. ~Simon Mainwaring
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Jesuits encourage an intellectual rigor in a way that I like. ~Alexander Payne
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People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. ~Katherine Jenkins
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The common sayings of the multitude are too true to be laughed at. ~Welsh Proverb
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Every great story seems to begin with a snake. ~Nicolas Cage
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~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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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh Proverb
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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