Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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I admit that, my wife is outspoken, but by whom? ~Sam Levenson
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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A busy mother makes slothful daughters. ~Portuguese Proverbs
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I am fortunate in that I am a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around the world, plus a core group of special people in my life that I can lean on, chat to, or just hang with. ~Paul Kane
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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All that is transitory is but a metaphor. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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The growth of love is the essence within the soul. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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I was asked the other day if I would be interested in the Nobel Prize, but I think that for me it would be an absolute catastrophe. I would certainly be interested in deserving it, but to receive it would be terrible. It would just complicate even more the problems of fame. The only thing I really regret in life is not having a daughter. ~Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
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If there are no endings, there are no beginnings and you see no new lands, so for everything that is lost, there is usually something gained. ~Merle Shain
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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If you're "stuck" right now, you're probably into fear. Get out of there. You've already looked both ways. Now cross the street, for heaven sake. The cars have long since gone. The coast is clear. Your only obstacle now is your own mind. ~Neale Donald Walsch
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