The nearer I come to the end of my days, the more I am enabled to see that strange thing, a life, and to see it whole. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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A son is a son till he gets him a wife, but a daughter is a daughter the rest of your life. ~Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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The growth of love is the essence within the soul. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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So, we just kind of created our own thing and that is part of the beauty of Athens; is that it is so off the map and there is no way you could ever be the East Village or an L.A. scene or a San Francisco scene, that it just became its own thing. ~Michael Stipe
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Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. ~Benjamin Franklin
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Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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You can undo a lot of things. If you're not happy, you can become happy. Happiness is a choice. That's the thing I really feel. ~Jennifer Aniston
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If, in our world, there is any chance of becoming the person you haven't yet become... will I know how to seize that chance, turn my life into a garden that will be completely different from my forebears'? ~Muriel Barbery
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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Yes, God wants you to do signs and wonders. But the love of God manifested through you is what people really need. So you first must see His face. You must become so close to His very heartbeat that you can feel what others feel. ~Heidi Baker
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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine. Earliest reference to the madness or divine inspiration of poets. ~Democritus
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind. ~Francis Bacon
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