What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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If we are just specks of dust hit by lightning, if we have no spark of God in us, why not just take whatever we can and devil take the hindmost? I mean, we are fools not to do that if there is no right or wrong. ~Ben Stein
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Honesty is the soul of business. ~Dutch Proverb
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So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor. ~Desmond Dekker
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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For me, I've always wanted to do theater, so I gravitate toward it. ~Justin Bartha
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The day I made that statement, about the inventing the internet, I was tired because I had been up all night inventing the Camcorder. ~Al Gore
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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If Britain was to close down altogether overnight, then China would take up the slack of carbon emissions in two years. If America closed down, just the growth in China's emissions would replace America's emissions in 12 years. ~Christopher Monckton
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In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli. ~Jerome Bruner
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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And they need not cause you grief. As my Highland grandmother said, and she had the Sight-Tis not the dead ye have to be concerned about! Beware of the Living! And she was a wise woman. The dead are beyond your help or mine, poor things. But the living need us. Thirty souls at the least, Phryne, are still on that island to praise God who might now be angels-or devils. ~Kerry Greenwood
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The success of the dinner depends as much upon the company as the cook. Discordant elements, people invited alphabetically, or to pay off debts, are fatal. ~Ward McAllister
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It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done. ~John Greenleaf Whittier
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He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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Just as the Atman (Soul) is the reality underlying the conscious powers of an individual, so the Supreme Soul (God) is the eternal quiet underneath the drive and activity of the universe. ~Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Humanitarian convictions are the linchpins of our salvation, and these an artist must champion. ~Eric Maisel
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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
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Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. ~Steven Rattner
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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