Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him. ~Matthew Henry
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Complete happiness can look so much like complete terror that its hard to tell them apart. ~Carol Plum-Ucci
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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Man unites himself with the world in the process of creation. ~Erich Fromm
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She didn't want to think about how wrong this was or how foolish it was to give herself to a known seducer. Because tonight Oliver wasn't that man. Not to her. He was the boy who'd cried over his dead mother, the young man who'd lost himself in drink and women to forget the past, the marquess who'd vowed not to marry for money. He was the man to be her lover. ~Sabrina Jeffries
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A promise is a debt. ~Proverb
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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Who begins too much accomplishes little. ~German Proverb
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Translation is not a matter of words only, it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. ~Anthony Burgess
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian 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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Verse comedy is interesting to me because of the challenge of writing in rhymed couplets, which is not a form that's usually amenable to English, yet to me it gives great possibility for comedy. ~David Ives
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws. ~Ernest Holmes
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