When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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proverbiosOne must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does. ~Cassandra Clare
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quotistA nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~Chinese Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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For my own style, I love vintage. 60's and 70's are my favorite. I love baby doll dresses and the soft colors. I try to mix a little bit of modern into that; maybe I'll wear it with boots. At my school we wear a uniform, but we have one day a week we can wear whatever we want. ~Elle Fanning
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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When we were all kids, there was one particular trailer that I think we can all remember. That was the trailer for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." There was an amazing teaser trailer with all this weird kind of documentary footage. We were like, "What was that! I've got to see that! What the hell was that?" ~Matt Reeves
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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New York was a place I wanted to live and work all along. If I wasn't going to live in Israel, I had to live in New York. ~Michael Arad
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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Remember how you used to be able to feel your bed breathing and the walls spinning when you were a kid? ~Lynda Barry
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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I remember being fascinated by ants and wasps and other bugs when I was a kid. I'd set out a Coke can and stand back 20 feet and use my telescope to watch wasps land on it. ~Paul McEuen
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