A busy mother makes slothful daughters. ~Portuguese Proverbs
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin 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 heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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Music is the eye of the ear. ~Thomas Draxe
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band, they're going to have to sound equally as good as what I'm used to hearing. ~Illinois Jacquet
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English 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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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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