To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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I don't usually think of my writing as a "challenge" because I enjoy the process so much. I suppose that's what's helped me to avoid "writer's block" all these years. ~Melody Carlson
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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What flatterers say, try to make true. ~German Proverbs
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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He who knows how to live, knows enough. ~Spanish Proverb
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. ~Spanish Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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I was asked the other day if I would be interested in the Nobel Prize, but I think that for me it would be an absolute catastrophe. I would certainly be interested in deserving it, but to receive it would be terrible. It would just complicate even more the problems of fame. The only thing I really regret in life is not having a daughter. ~Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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