Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic 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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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Every proverb speaketh sooth; dreams and omens mask the truth. ~Welsh Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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"Look at that," she whispered, and then after a moment: "I'd like to just get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around." ~F. Scott Fitzgerald
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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I think one of the successes of Gladiator is how we manage to turn on a dime the character from one thing to another where you believe he is one thing and he is something very different. ~Ridley Scott
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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 single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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