The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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If there are no endings, there are no beginnings and you see no new lands, so for everything that is lost, there is usually something gained. ~Merle Shain
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English Proverb
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state. ~Isaac Asimov
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind. ~Francis Bacon
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Lovely message for a lovely person, from lovely friend, for a lovely reason, at a lovely time, from a lovely mind, in a lovely mood, in a lovely style, to wish you; have a lovely birthday...
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well; nothing. ~Phoebe Tonkin
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Two wrongs don't make a right. ~English Proverb
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