I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~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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Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
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The grave is a very small hillock, but we can see farther from it, when standing on it, than from the highest mountain in all the world. ~August Tholuck
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Every great story seems to begin with a snake. ~Nicolas Cage
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He who lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. ~Spanish Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ~Martin Van Buren
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In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington; today it is 1 in 4. ~John Ensign
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English Proverb
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