A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A woman either hates or loves, there is no third course. ~Latin Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you want to be criticized, marry. ~Irish Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them. ~Phyllis Diller
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan 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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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. ~Spanish Proverb
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I'm loath to use my personal life to promote what I do, but at the same time, I don't like a journalist going away with no more than you could get off Wikipedia, where most of it's invented anyway. ~Johnny Vegas
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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