A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage. ~Finnish Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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Grade school was perilous. I can see how I must have worried them. I was the kind of kid who, for no apparent reason, wept piteously or threw up on myself. On an especially scary day, I sometimes did both. ~Sue Grafton
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
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The publicis rather apt to be unreasonably discontented when a woman does marry again, than when she does not. ~Jane Austen
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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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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be both sensual and maternal. ~Elisabeth Elliot
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Do not miss your children's childhood. Do not be away 200 nights a year as I was. Do not put strains on your marriage or family. ~Joe Scarborough
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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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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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The growth of love is the essence within the soul. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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"A woman doesn't want to be told she looks nice," Jude nuttered as she sat down beside maud's grave. "She wants to be told she's beautiful, sexy. That she looks outrageous. It dosen't matter if its not true." She sighed and laid the flowers against the headstone. "Because for the moment, when the words are said and the words are heard, it's perfect truth." ~Nora Roberts
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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