Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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I was a star in Italy, Austrailia, Germany and Japan before the American stations ever paid attention at all. ~Nancy Sinatra
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruban Proverb
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Not only had my brother disappeared, but, and bear with me here, a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. ~John Corey Whaley
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The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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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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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. ~Nhat Hanh
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school. ~Valentino Garavani
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every great story seems to begin with a snake. ~Nicolas Cage
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Don't give advice unless you're asked. ~Amy Alcott
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, "Who's that?" But this got me started in acting. ~James Stewart
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. ~Spanish Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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As proud as a peacock. ~Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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