The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault. ~Tanith Lee
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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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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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