Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy. ~Irish Proverb
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. ~Jan Karon
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I can't imagine what they're planning. But I can tell you two things. We won't like it, and it won't be legal. ~Eoin Colfer
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth. ~Danielle Steel
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Never tell anyone to go to hell unless you can make 'em go. ~William J. Clinton
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I love that you can have the language between the two worlds of technology and fashion, because I don't think that many designers get to do that. ~Stella McCartney
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We love to be with our family and friends and I can tell you that lots of eating will be involved. ~Julia Barr
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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I like to practise. With every new piece, you make mistakes and you learn. So it's important to get on and have another go. ~Wayne McGregor
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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn. ~Patricia Marx
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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To be a team, you must be a family. ~Don Meyer
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You're going to hear a lot from President Obama and yes, from Joe Biden, you're hearing a little bit about Medicare these days. What they will not tell you is they turned Medicare into a piggybank to fund "Obamacare." They took $716 billion dollars to pay for the "Obamacare" program. ~Paul Ryan
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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In what bold relief stand out the lives of all walkers of the snow! The snow is a great tell-tale, and blabs as effectually as it obliterates. I go into the woods, and know all that has happened. I cross the fields, and if only a mouse has visited his neighbor, the fact is chronicled. ~John Burroughs
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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