One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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The style developed over decades, really, but I started out writing pretty traditional stories, then became impatient. It was a writer named Russell Edson who showed me that one could write in any way at all. ~Lydia Davis
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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus. ~Don Zimmer
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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He who lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic Proverb
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I occasionally got called the Rush Limbaugh of Indiana, but most people knew that my style was different. ~Mike Pence
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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God heals, and the physician takes the fee. ~French Proverb
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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