All the stars that never were, are parking cars and pumping gas. ~Dionne Warwick
#quotes #dionne-warwick

The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
#proverbs #welsh-proverbs #justice

Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
#proverbs #canadian-proverbs

When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese 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
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #worry

Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves. ~John Calvin
#quotes #john-calvin #god

Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English 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
#quotes #harold-b-lee #home #family

Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
#proverbs #oriental-proverbs

If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~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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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
#quotes #henrik-ibsen #human #believe #books #thinking

Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
#proverbs #indian-proverbs #life #home

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #adversity

So that the new generation that will be born can enjoy happiness. To pay the cost we will have to shoulder corpses and cross a river of blood. ~Hiromu Arakawa
#quotes #hiromu-arakawa #fullmetal-alchemist #struggle

One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German Proverb
#proverbs #german-proverbs #idleness #evil

God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
#proverbs #jewish-proverbs #parents #mother

She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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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
#quotes #ouida #family #hardship

Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
#proverbs #modern-proverbs #laughing #medicine