When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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The adult looks to deeds, the child to love. ~Indian Proverb
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It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done. ~John Greenleaf Whittier
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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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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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Truth becomes disagreeable to the fool only. ~Arabic Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. ~Dodinsky
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If we are to perpetuate the state, we must not only produce citizens, but good citizens; men and women of sound bodies, clear minds and clean souls. ~Arthur Capper
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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While we teach, we learn. ~Seneca
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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