Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~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
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The desert tells a different story every time one ventures on it. ~Robert Edison Fulton
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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They (fables) teach us that human beings learn and absorb ideas and concepts through narrative, through stories, not through lessons or theoretical speeches. ~Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Good sayings are like pearls strung together. ~Chinese Proverb
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All of the good, weird stories I've written are based on things I've dredged out of my subconscious. That's the real stuff. Everything else is fake. ~Ray Bradbury
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you. ~Proverb
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Promise little and do much. ~Hebrew Proverb
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese 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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[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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