Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need. ~Gaston Bachelard
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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When I am happy I am like a cat, sleek and purring, quite useless. It is when I am unhappy, with an ache perhaps in my heart, that I do my finest work. ~Barbara La Marr
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The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. ~Thomas Jefferson
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I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth. ~Danielle Steel
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My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations. ~Sue Kelly
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The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong. ~Georges Bidault
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I want to write the sort the book that my people want to read, even if the market is small. ~Robert Dessaix
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The style developed over decades, really, but I started out writing pretty traditional stories, then became impatient. It was a writer named Russell Edson who showed me that one could write in any way at all. ~Lydia Davis
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If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York. ~Haile Gebrselassie
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We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes. ~Ferdinand Mount
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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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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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If you're serious, you really understand that it's important that you laugh as much as possible and admit that you're the funniest person you ever met. You have to laugh. Admit that you're funny. Otherwise, you die in solemnity. ~Maya Angelou
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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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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As project chief you are creating a narrative, a story, a good yarn. If you look at the process-journey that way, you and your gang will ... dramatically up the odds of a wow outcome! ~Tom Peters
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Music is the eye of the ear. ~Thomas Draxe
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The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that, women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves. ~Louise Otto-Peters
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I am too pure for you or anyone. ~Sylvia Plath
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Science is changing. God's Word does not change! ~Adrian Rogers
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