Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness; and there is a big difference. ~Ty Cobb
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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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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A tree falls the way it leans. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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Even if you're not going anywhere, do not get in the way. ~Jose Bergamin
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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Irony: While we increasingly hold people more responsible if they drink and drive, we hold women less responsible if they drink and have sex. ~Warren Farrell
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to be authentic Australian music. ~Nick Cave
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. ~Warren Christopher
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That's what acting is; it's about having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives. ~Kerry Washington
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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I was asked the other day if I would be interested in the Nobel Prize, but I think that for me it would be an absolute catastrophe. I would certainly be interested in deserving it, but to receive it would be terrible. It would just complicate even more the problems of fame. The only thing I really regret in life is not having a daughter. ~Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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