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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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. ~Spanish Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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Write in the sand the flaws of your friend. ~Pythagoras
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Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ~English Proverb
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Not the glittering weapon fights the fight, but rather the hero's heart. ~Proverb
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The recognition of the art that informs all pure science need not mean the abandonment for it of all present art, rather it will mean the completion of the transformation of art that has already begun. ~John Desmond Bernal
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I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom. ~Pierre Corneille
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To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena? ~Dan Rather
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust. ~Persian Proverb
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The truest success is but the development of self. ~Charles Atlas
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