When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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Mystery books. I must read a hundred a year. I just wish some of them were harder to figure out. ~Martin Cruz Smith
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese 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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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be both sensual and maternal. ~Elisabeth Elliot
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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