Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese 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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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing. ~Pearl Bailey
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You must remember the value that you add to others and not just what others have added to you. That's how we build self-worth, which, in my opinion, is just as important as net worth. ~Suze Orman
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Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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Poetry is also the physical self of the poet, and it is impossible to separate the poet from his poetry. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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You are what you "tweet".~ Internet Proverb
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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It is so boring to just hire a fancy caterer and have them do everything. ~Nicole Miller
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The healing of ourselves as healers has to take place first. Bringing ourselves to wholeness, we become more sensitive to other people. In the change of consciousness that happens within us, we bring about change of consciousness in those around us and in the planet itself. ~Marion Woodman
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night. ~Mary Lou Williams
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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May God in his mercy enable us without obstinacy to perceive our errors. ~Michael Servetus
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I have no pity! I have no pity! The more worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails! It is a moral teething, and I grind with greater energy, in proportion to the increase of pain. ~Emily Bronte
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have my own voice and can focus only on that. I know what I like; I find my inspirations in so many other places than just online and bring that into my work. ~Hanneli Mustaparta
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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