A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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Whenever armed forces are used, the idea of combat must be present. The end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed, and trained, the whole object of his sleeping, eating, drinking, and marching is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time. ~Carl von Clausewitz
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
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Before you love, learn to run through the snow leaving no footprint. ~Turkish Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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The end never comes when you think it will. It is always ten steps past the worst moment, then a weird turn to the left. ~Lena Dunham
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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That's what acting is; it's about having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives. ~Kerry Washington
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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, there is a layer of people who run everything. But we, we are just peasants. We do not understand what is going on, and we cannot do anything. ~Doris Lessing
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end. ~Emily Mortimer
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They were close to the end of the beginning... ~Stephen King
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I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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Independence in the end is the fruit of injustice. ~Voltaire
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It is the end of art to inoculate men with the love of nature. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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The nearer I come to the end of my days, the more I am enabled to see that strange thing, a life, and to see it whole. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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Invest less at the end of the month. Brokers tend to push stocks at the end of the month in an effort to match or surpass their previous month's sales. ~Nancy Dunnan
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