The most lasting and pure gladness comes to me from my gardens. ~Lillie Langtry
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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A scholar's heart is a dark well in which are buried many aborted feelings that rise to the surface as arguments. ~Natalie Clifford Barney
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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Something that's happened recently is that I don't beat myself up about stuff. ~Mindy Kaling
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If you want success, be unique. ~Natalie Massenet
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In my humble opinion, change is stupid. ~Rafael Nadal
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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A tree falls the way it leans. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and also sings with me. I owe a lot to Brenda. ~Rick Derringer
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back. ~Zhu Rongji
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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Hope springs eternal. ~American Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
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