What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic 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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As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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Hope is the physician of each misery. ~Irish Proverb
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Where life plants you, bloom with grace. ~French 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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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Our problem with desire is that we want too little. ~C. S. Lewis
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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A man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring. ~Jane Fonda
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Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God. ~Lionel Hampton
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and to monitor these programs. ~Robert Scheer
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