We live in a world of things, and our only connection with them is that we know how to manipulate or to consume them. ~Erich Fromm
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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A natural way that an economist approaches a problem is to say, here's where I think the economy is going; this is what we need to deal with the problem. ~Christina Romer
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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We understand ourselves through stories, by making stories out of our lives. Storytellers give people structure with which they can begin to look at their own lives and try to make sense of them. ~Bill Harley
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It is so boring to just hire a fancy caterer and have them do everything. ~Nicole Miller
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. ~Daniel Burnham
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Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage. ~Finnish Proverb
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
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The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences learning, behavior and the very structure of the brain itself. ~Jeffrey Kluger
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Long-term relationships are an everyday choice. It is harder to be in a marriage than it is to bounce from one relationship to the next. ~Pink
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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In our desire to please everyone, it's very easy to end up being invisible or mediocre. ~Seth Godin
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Poetry is also the physical self of the poet, and it is impossible to separate the poet from his poetry. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be both sensual and maternal. ~Elisabeth Elliot
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives. ~English proverb
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If you want to be criticized, marry. ~Irish Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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I didn't go to drama school, so I feel like I did all my growing up on "Hollyoaks." ~Nathalie Emmanuel
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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