How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo 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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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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Idleness is the beginning of all vices. ~Proverb
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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One of the things that always fascinated me about the Renaissance was that it was a time both of great scientific discovery and also of superstition and belief in magic. And so it was a period in which Galileo invented the telescope, but also a time when hundreds were burned at the stake because people thought they were witches. ~Marie Rutkoski
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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Whatever you choose you will repent because the other will remain and haunt you. If one needs absolute freedom then choiceless awareness is the only thing. ~Rajneesh
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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I'm a mad Gummi fan. I always have Gummis in my trailer. But you can't eat too many because then you get Gummi tummy, and that's no good. I can't believe I'm saying this. ~Jensen Ackles
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I do get a lot of mail. I get a lot of foreign mail because my mail gets mixed with Emilio Estevez. ~Erik Estrada
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Before you love, learn to run through the snow leaving no footprint. ~Turkish Proverb
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Love, pregnancy and riding on a camel cannot be hid. ~Arabic Proverb
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I'm very independent. ~Kate Bosworth
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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