I am shy by nature, a person who's always found something burdensome about human interaction and who probably always will, at least to some degree. ~Caroline Knapp
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. ~J. R. R. Tolkien
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But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. ~Pat Benatar
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Write in the sand the flaws of your friend. ~Pythagoras
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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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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Ignorance is never out of style. It was in fashion yesterday, it is the rage today and it will set the pace tomorrow. ~Frank Dane
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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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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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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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Government is at best useless, and at worst counter-productive. ~Kakha Bendukidze
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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