Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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The pleasure isn't in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you. ~Philip Roth
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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He who lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic Proverb
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That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful. ~Rumi
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Empathy is even better than talking in one language. ~Rumi
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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The natural mind is ever prone to reason, when we ought to believe; to be at work, when we ought to be quiet; to go our own way, when we ought steadily to walk on in God's ways, however trying to nature. ~George Muller
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Nothing is more certain of destroying any good feeling that may be cherished towards us than to show distrust. To be suspected as an enemy is often enough to make a man become so; the whole matter is over, there is no farther use of guarding against it. On the contrary, confidence leads us naturally to act kindly, we are affected by the good opinion which others entertain of us, and we are not easily induced to lose it. ~Marie de Rabutin Chantal
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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Two wrongs don't make a right. ~English Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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