Lead me, Zeus, and you, Fate, wherever you have assigned me. I shall follow without hesitation; but even if I am disobedient and do not wish to, I shall follow no less surely. ~Cleanthes
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic Proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian. ~Michelle Hunziker
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason, and against nature. ~Zeno of Citium
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Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart, no matter where we live on the face of this earth. ~John Henrik Clarke
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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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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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Our youth deserve the opportunity to complete their high school and college education, free of early parenthood. Their future children deserve the opportunity to grow up in financially and emotionally stable homes. Our communities benefit from healthy, productive, well-prepared young people. ~Jane Fonda
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you're young and good-looking, you've got to behave. But when you're old, you can get away with murder. ~Julie Newmar
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I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. ~Nicolas Cage
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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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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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish 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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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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