A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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I try to write like the writers I admire, I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase. So I'm always looking for that angle in my own work. ~Brad Paisley
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If there are no endings, there are no beginnings and you see no new lands, so for everything that is lost, there is usually something gained. ~Merle Shain
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow. ~English Proverb
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Most married couples, even though they love each other very much in theory, tend to view each other in practice as large teeming flaw colonies, the result of being that they get on each other's nerves and regularly erupt into vicious emotional shouting matches over such issues as toaster settings. ~Dave Barry
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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I don't know if I have a legacy, but I will say that I'm proud of the fact that I'm from a small town in a small state and I've had more than a small impact. ~Tinker Hatfield
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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week. ~Joseph Addison
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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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No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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He loses his thanks who promises and delays. ~Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. ~John Clayton
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The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good of the people as a whole. ~Arthur Capper
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