To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. I tilted my head back. The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach. ~Leigh Bardugo
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Starting my own business was kind of a wakeup call in a number of different ways. I had to meet a payroll every week, and we had to satisfy customers, and we had competitors that we had to compete with in order to have those customers come into our stores, and we had to compete with other employers for our employees. ~John Mackey
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams. ~Heidi Klum
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Friendship is not how long we have been together; not how much we have given or received; not how many times we have helped each other; it is how we value each other.
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The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential; these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ~Confucius
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Everything is prospective, and man is to live hereafter. That the world is for his education is the only sane solution of the enigma. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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As we live, so we learn. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I have a natural curiosity for people. ~Nicholas Haslam
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Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ~James Stephens
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The world will be balanced when we are balanced. ~Tarthang Tulku
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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