I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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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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Do bad and remember, do good and forget. ~Algerian Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
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Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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You must remember the value that you add to others and not just what others have added to you. That's how we build self-worth, which, in my opinion, is just as important as net worth. ~Suze Orman
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected. ~Jacki Weaver
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Something that's happened recently is that I don't beat myself up about stuff. ~Mindy Kaling
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What flatterers say, try to make true. ~German Proverbs
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All artists are anarchists in some way; some more extreme than others, but it is something that I think artists are supposed to do. We are supposed to present a different angle on everything, and I certainly think it is as much as poetry, in my opinion. ~Robert Zemeckis
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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Animals are the best actors. They never lie, they're always present, and they listen. That's a lot more than a lot of actors can say for themselves. ~Graham Phillips
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A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains. ~Hobart Brown
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