All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all. ~Alice Eve
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After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I stuck my tongue out at him because I was feeling exceptional mature. ~Janet Evanovich
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The grave is a very small hillock, but we can see farther from it, when standing on it, than from the highest mountain in all the world. ~August Tholuck
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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There was something frantic in their blooming, as if they knew that frost was near and then the bitter cold. They'd lived through all the heat and noise and stench of summertime, and now each widely opened flower was like a triumphant cry, "We will, we will make seed before we die." ~Harriette Simpson Arnow
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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable. ~Bernard of Clairvaux
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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