Here my favorite quotes/phrases/idioms:
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Count your age in friends, not in years. Count your life with smiles - not with tears.
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One for all - all for one
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It is better to be built on criticism than to be destroyed by compliments (I am sure that one of you has seen a post of mine saying this quote )
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Every laugh has a drop of truth. (Or might have )
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Accept what you have and what you don’t have.
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Give peace a chance - John Lennon
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Tafasta merube, lo tafasta - tafasta muat, tafasta (tran: if you have seized a lot, you have not seized; you have seized a little, you have seized)
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Who is the rich one? He who is happy with his lot
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Love your neighbor as yourself
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Do not try to be something that you cannot be.
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A real friend is with you not only sometimes, when he is comfortable. He is with you in good moments and in difficult moments.
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When try to hide feelings, (you) forget that the eyes speak for you.
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The goal in life is not to find yourself, but to invent yourself.
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Do not give in to your fears. If you surrender, you will not be able to talk to your heart. (If you ask me, the real strength is to know how to face your fears )
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The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
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Do not be wise in words; Be wise in deeds
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If I am not for me, who will be for me?
Some idioms of the Ethiopian-Jewish community:
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The candor of the heart is equal to one hundred and fifty carols of David.
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When (they are) gossiping about your friend - see it as if it were said about you
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If you do not know to give - who taught you to ask?
Write down any quote(s) that you like the most, no matter what it(they) is(are) connected to - friendship, life, family, patience, peace, etc.
Please do not use any swear words.