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Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. ~Jan Karon
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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proverbiosA Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens. ~George Stigler
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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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A dimple on the chin, the devil within. ~Gaelic Proverb
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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If we are just specks of dust hit by lightning, if we have no spark of God in us, why not just take whatever we can and devil take the hindmost? I mean, we are fools not to do that if there is no right or wrong. ~Ben Stein
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Now you're selling out, the devil sold a dream and you bought it without thinking about. How the beast will decrease the brain wave, with material thoughts from the crib to the grave. ~Kool Moe Dee
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It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. ~J. K. Rowling
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Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence. ~Jay Duplass
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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