What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. ~Nhat Hanh
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. ~Coco Chanel
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There is nothing in our experience, however trivial, worldly, or even evil, which cannot be thought about christianly. ~Harry Blamires
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When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! ~Soren Kierkegaard
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best thing you can ever do is realize that they are not you. They have a different persona and mindset, and you have to figure out what works best within your communication with that athlete.
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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I do all my own make-up, it takes me 10 minutes. ~Joan Collins
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Truth is time's daughter. ~Spanish Proverb
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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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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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And sometimes you lie to me and sometimes I lie to you; and there isn't a thing you could possibly do All these half-destroyed lives aren't as bad as they seem but now I see blood and I hear screams then I wake up and it's just a bad dream. ~Michael Grant
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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Love me when I least deserve it, because that is when I really need it. ~Swedish Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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