The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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"You're children. Don't you want a home, a family?" "With, like, vitamin-fortified cereal and educational television? ~James Patterson
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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But we'd never really seen eye to eye. Mostly 'cause he was much taller than I was. ~Darynda Jones
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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese 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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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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I tried spinning around in a chair to impress a girl. ~Ray Toro
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. ~Spanish Proverb
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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. ~Samuel P. Huntington
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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