In the Negro countenance you will often meet with strong traits of benignity. I have felt yearnings of tenderness towards some of these faces. ~Charles Lamb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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The West is dead; you may lose a sweetheart but you won't forget her. ~Charles Marion Russell
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God will never reject you. Whether you accept Him is your decision. ~Charles Stanley
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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As no roads are so rough as those that have just been mended, so no sinners are so intolerant as those that have just turned saints. ~Charles Caleb
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There will be many times in your lives; at school, and more particularly when you are a grown up; when people will distract or divert you from what needs to be done. You may even welcome the distraction. But if you use it as an excuse for not doing what you suppose to do, you can blame no one but yourself. If you truly wish to accomplish something, you should allow nothing to stop you, and chances are you'll succeed. ~Julie Andrews
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A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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In our changing world nothing changes more than geography. ~Pearl S. Buck
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To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just don't have the education. ~Melanie Griffith
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I note that some whom I greatly love and esteem, who are, in my judgment, among the very choicest of God's people, nevertheless, travel most of the way to heaven by night. ~Charles Spurgeon
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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The path to inspiration starts upon the trails we've known; each stumbling block is not a rock, but just a stepping stone. ~Charles Ghigna
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