Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Lend your money and lose your friend. ~English Proverb
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means. ~Gerry Adams
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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The most important of the Lord's work you will ever do will be the work you do within the walls of your own home. ~Harold B. Lee
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese 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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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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It's hard to maintain both smack and crack habits and remember to keep up mobile-phone payments. ~Irvine Welsh
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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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We will, in fact, be greeted as liberators. ~Dick Cheney
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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Sometimes the hand that feeds you needs a good bite. ~Dan Wells
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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We live in a broken world full of broken people. But isn't it comforting to know God isn't ever broken? He isn't ever caught off guard, taken by surprise, or shocked by what happens next. ~Lysa TerKeurst
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process. ~Abdallah II of Jordan
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Any fiction is bound to be transposed autobiography. ~Elizabeth Bowen
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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