It is a common teaching of the Saints that one of the principal means of leading a good and exemplary life is certainly modesty and the mortification of the eyes. Just as there is nothing better than modesty to preserve devotion in a soul and to edify one's neighbor, so too, there is nothing worse than immodesty and licentious glances to expose a person to the danger of becoming lax and loose in morals. ~Alphonsus Rodriguez
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The movies that work are the ones in which somebody very smart figured out how to take all the thematic material, all the character material, all the filigree, all the beautiful writing, and put it into a story. ~Scott Rudin
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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When I was little, I had never really expected to win such a big competition. For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it. ~Kim Yuna
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Our problem with desire is that we want too little. ~C. S. Lewis
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves. ~John Bulwer
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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I think inspiration is always around; it is just a question of whether or not you are noticing it. ~John Green
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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I find it shocking that anybody can be brought down in D.C. for gossip, ostensibly. I thought that was the coin of the realm there. That's like getting hit with lightning on a cloudless day. ~Dennis Miller
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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He loses his thanks who promises and delays. ~Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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