Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night. ~Mary Lou Williams
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A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
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While aromatherapy is practiced by medical doctors in France, this has not been the case in England and the United States. ~Robert Tisserand
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. ~Steven Rattner
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In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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Advice when most needed is least heeded. ~English Proverb
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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As far as I'm concerned, I did'nt dream; ever. ~Theodore Sturgeon
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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