Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen 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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Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. I tilted my head back. The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach. ~Leigh Bardugo
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb
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Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. ~Jane Fonda
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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A woman is essentially a vessel made to be filled. ~Jose Saramago
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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There was something frantic in their blooming, as if they knew that frost was near and then the bitter cold. They'd lived through all the heat and noise and stench of summertime, and now each widely opened flower was like a triumphant cry, "We will, we will make seed before we die." ~Harriette Simpson Arnow
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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We're supposed to be making up this stuff, playing at being in love, not actually being in love. ~Suzanne Collins
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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We love to be with our family and friends and I can tell you that lots of eating will be involved. ~Julia Barr
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