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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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Repression, however, is not the most obvious characteristic of the sea; the sea is a collector, quick to return a rapacious look. ~Marianne Moore
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Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. ~Robert Fulghum
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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proverbiosI won't say I was slow developer, but our teacher was quite pleased to have someone her own age in the class to talk to. ~Chic Murray
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I was asked the other day if I would be interested in the Nobel Prize, but I think that for me it would be an absolute catastrophe. I would certainly be interested in deserving it, but to receive it would be terrible. It would just complicate even more the problems of fame. The only thing I really regret in life is not having a daughter. ~Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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To play in the men's tournaments I have to keep getting stronger and get more distance. ~Michelle Wie
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My most resolute opponents believe that I am too visible, that I am a little too alive, that my name echoes too much in the texts which they nevertheless claim to be inaccessible. ~Jacques Derrida
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When we accept small wonders, we qualify ourselves to imagine great wonders. ~Tom Robbins
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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Truth is time's daughter. ~Spanish Proverb
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Strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive. ~Robert Kiyosaki
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what this is. ~Stephen Chbosky
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By keeping most tax rates at present levels, Obama and the Democrats will claim that they have championed tax cuts for the middle class. ~John Podhoretz
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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