But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime. ~Nancy Farmer
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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A forest is in an acorn. ~Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. ~Will Durant
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I think I'm doing some good. Obviously, I don't need any more money. ~Joe Jamail
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After all the evidence is in, after you've run all the facts by everything you know, and you're still lost, you have to do some things on faith. ~Christopher Moore
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But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. ~Pat Benatar
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If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work. ~Bill Gates
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I think that what went wrong with religion is the same thing that went wrong with politics. Is that it became too money based and too controlling. It is just a weakness that we human beings have for control, we want one thing and then we want more and then we want more. ~Dave Davies
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I smoke cigars because at my age if I don't have something to hang on to I might fall down. ~George Burns
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When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. ~Hannah More
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Without consciousness, space and time are nothing. ~Robert Lanza
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In a complex and troubling world, who wouldn't want to simplify? Everybody does. Everybody wants to simplify and put up a picket fence. ~Gary Ross
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It is method on "This is England;" it is. But it can't be method on every job because it just doesn't work for everything. ~Vicky McClure
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I vote in every general election, but I'm not a party member or an ideologue. I've never told anyone who I've voted for. ~Brian Lamb
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Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. ~Jose Marti
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese 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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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
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Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. ~Jane Fonda
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