A forest is in an acorn. ~Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought of freedom, in that hope itself possess. All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength. The scorn of danger, and united hearts. The surest presage of the good they seek. ~William Cowper
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Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others. ~John Wooden
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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God heals, and the physician takes the fee. ~French Proverb
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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For the possibilities of being different from what one is are infinite. Once one has negated oneself, however, there are no longer any particular choices. ~Hannah Arendt
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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When I was 50 years old, I actually decided to draw up a list of half a dozen things that I really hadn't done very well, and I was going to make efforts to improve. One of them was skiing, and I really did become a very much better skier. ~Edmund Hillary
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The grave is a very small hillock, but we can see farther from it, when standing on it, than from the highest mountain in all the world. ~August Tholuck
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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I know some of you are, thinking, maybe I deserved it. But before you start pointing fingers, let me ask you. Is what I did really so bad? So bad I deserved to die? So bad I deserved to die like that? Is what I did really much worse than what anybody else does? Is it really so much worse than what you do? ~Lauren Oliver
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When I am in situations where I break out of the pattern, it's hard on me. Once you get used to regular scripture study, you miss it if you don't have it. It's like food; you have to have it. I know that I need the scriptures like I need food. I don't miss a regular meal, and I don't miss regular scripture study. ~Henry B. Eyring
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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Be brothers, and keep between you the accounts of merchants. ~Arabic Proverb
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For me, I've always wanted to do theater, so I gravitate toward it. ~Justin Bartha
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Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Proverb
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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The West is dead; you may lose a sweetheart but you won't forget her. ~Charles Marion Russell
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