Nobody who is not prepared to spoil cats will get from them the reward they are able to give to those who do spoil them. ~Compton Mackenzie
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Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves the vast concerns of an eternal state. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; at fifty chides his infamous delay, pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; in all the magnanimity of thought, resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. ~Edward Young
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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He who cooks a bad thing, eats of it. ~Arabic 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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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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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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When I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go! ~Gisele Bundchen
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A scholar's heart is a dark well in which are buried many aborted feelings that rise to the surface as arguments. ~Natalie Clifford Barney
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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Everything is negotiable. Whether or not the negotiation is easy is another thing. ~Carrie Fisher
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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I know just how isolating it can feel to experience severe anxiety. ~Zoe Sugg
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #ignorance

Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #humor #speaking

The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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Since one Satan is one too many for me, I would not multiply him. ~Mahatma Gandhi
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From our ancestors come our names, but from our virtues our honors. ~Proverb
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I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly. ~Pete Sampras
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