The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. ~Dodinsky
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Gardening is a humbling experience. ~Martha Stewart
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. ~Bernadette Devlin
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In those dark times, one rose to the very heights of humanity by simply remaining human. ~Elie Wiesel
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Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull. ~Brandon Sanderson
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. ~H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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Earth to Democrats; displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move. ~Monica Crowley
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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
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But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime. ~Nancy Farmer
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. ~Robyn Davidson
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb
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If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
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