When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
#quotes #charlize-theron #travel #world #south-africa

"Feminist comedy," practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime, when Rosie the Riveter went to work in the factories, constructing the Allies' war machines while taking charge of the finances, the home, and the children. ~Grace Slick
#quotes #grace-slick #women

If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself. ~Candance Bushnell
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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Though they may not always be handsome, men doomed to evil posses the manly virtues. ~Jean Genet
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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I can't say I'm one way or the other because I've honestly fallen in love with a man and I've honestly fallen in love with a woman. I don't know how you label that, it's just how it is. ~Evan Rachel Wood
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