Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose our inner connection in romantic relationships. ~James Redfield
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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I vote in every general election, but I'm not a party member or an ideologue. I've never told anyone who I've voted for. ~Brian Lamb
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn. ~Patricia Marx
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature. ~Paul Cezanne
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