The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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Lend your money and lose your friend. ~English Proverb
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man? ~Oriana Fallaci
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American 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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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me. ~Anna Kournikova
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese 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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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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