At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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I love to work, so give me what you have got. I will play a tree, if you want me to. If you want fruit on it, then pay me more money. Otherwise, I just love to work. ~Danny Trejo
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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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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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English 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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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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Men easily believe what they want to. ~Latin Proverb
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