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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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proverbiosThe rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second. ~Etty Hillesum
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
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In our desire to please everyone, it's very easy to end up being invisible or mediocre. ~Seth Godin
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being. ~Michel de Montaigne
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me. ~Chuck Mangione
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment. ~Ann Macbeth
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. ~J. R. R. Tolkien
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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You will suddenly realize that the reason you never changed before was because you didn't want to. ~Robert H. Schuller
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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