He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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The way life runs through everything, even the tiniest elements of nature; that makes me humble. It's the same humility that causes people at a certain time every day to get on their knees and put their foreheads on the ground in honor of something or someone. ~Michael J. Fox
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~English 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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Medicines are not meat to live by. ~German Proverb
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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Remain a child so that your children may always love you. ~Swedish Proverb
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We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are. ~Neil Strauss
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. ~Sun Tzu
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Recognise.

As we live, so we learn. ~Yiddish Proverb
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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These days I seem to think about the things I forgot to do for you and all the times I had a chance to. ~Jackson Browne
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Every garden may have some weeds. ~English Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~Scottish Proverb
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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