It is a common teaching of the Saints that one of the principal means of leading a good and exemplary life is certainly modesty and the mortification of the eyes. Just as there is nothing better than modesty to preserve devotion in a soul and to edify one's neighbor, so too, there is nothing worse than immodesty and licentious glances to expose a person to the danger of becoming lax and loose in morals. ~Alphonsus Rodriguez
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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Man unites himself with the world in the process of creation. ~Erich Fromm
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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A woman either hates or loves, there is no third course. ~Latin Proverb
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great. ~Gisele Bundchen
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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