A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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The publicis rather apt to be unreasonably discontented when a woman does marry again, than when she does not. ~Jane Austen
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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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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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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Though ugliness be the opposite of beauty, it is not the opposite to proportion and fitness; for it is possible that a thing may be very ugly with any proportions, and with a perfect fitness for any use. ~Edmund Burke
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I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. ~Coco Chanel
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As proud as a peacock. ~Proverb
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If, in our world, there is any chance of becoming the person you haven't yet become... will I know how to seize that chance, turn my life into a garden that will be completely different from my forebears'? ~Muriel Barbery
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state. ~Isaac Asimov
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way. ~Billy Childish
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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