A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish 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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I find it shocking that anybody can be brought down in D.C. for gossip, ostensibly. I thought that was the coin of the realm there. That's like getting hit with lightning on a cloudless day. ~Dennis Miller
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There is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference there is, is very important. ~William James
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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He who cannot howl will not find his pack. ~Charles Simic
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The inspector ate only two of my tiny sandwiches: the first because he had'nt expected it to taste so awful; the second, I think, because he'd thought surely the first must have been a mistake. ~Karen Marie Moning
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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I don't think I'm unlike a lot of people. I am just someone who is trying to find that mate, and I think it's a really hard thing to do. ~Halle Berry
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You rarely find someone who sings really well and who produces really well; it's a problem, and I just think it's a missing link in the music scene. ~Grimes
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don't have a lot of rules. We break the rules, but it's mostly because we don't know what the rules are. It's easy for us to go to certain places, so I'm not surprised that a lot of people were amused by my songwriting style. ~Frank Black
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance and you find out, you still care for the person.
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