You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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Nothing could moderate, in the bosom of the great English middle class, their passionate, absorbing, almost blood-thirsty clinging to life. ~Matthew Arnold
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. ~J. R. R. Tolkien
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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Friendship is not how long we have been together; not how much we have given or received; not how many times we have helped each other; it is how we value each other.
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic Proverb
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American 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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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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Loyalty, Signor Molteni, not love. Penelope is loyal to Ulysses but we do not know how far she loved him; and as you know people can sometimes be absolutely loyal without loving. In certain cases, in fact, loyalty is form of vengeance, of black-mail, of recovering one's self-respect. Loyalty, not love. ~Alberto Moravia
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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