Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Virtue is its own reward. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are. ~Neil Strauss
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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A guy who is crazily, madly in love with you. A guy who sees how incredible and amazing you are, even though you're not the cheerleader or even close to the prettiest girl in the school. A guy who thinks you're beautiful, just the way you are. ~Candace Bushnell
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can't. ~Richard Asher
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It was the Almighty who decreed that men and women must cover their nakedness by wearing proper and modest clothing. No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness. ~Mark E. Petersen
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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Pundits forecast not because they know, but because they are asked. ~John Kenneth Galbraith
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Do not do what you will have to find an excuse for. ~Proverb
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder. ~John D. Rockefeller
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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
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