It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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You think you are prepared. You think you have done everything you're supposed to, study hard, work hard, keep yourself out of trouble, and then, whoosh! Something arrives out of the blue that you never saw coming. Something you never even imagined. Something that will knock your little world off its axis. Something that will either change your life for the better, or end it forever. Chaos. ~James Michael
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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Did you see Howard Dean ranting and raving? Here is a little tip Howard; cut back on the Red Bull. ~David Letterman
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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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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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All artists are anarchists in some way; some more extreme than others, but it is something that I think artists are supposed to do. We are supposed to present a different angle on everything, and I certainly think it is as much as poetry, in my opinion. ~Robert Zemeckis
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. ~Mark Twain
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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