Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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It is quite impossible these days to assume anything about people's educational level from the way they talk or dress or from their taste in music. Safest to treat everyone you meet as a distinguished intellectual. ~Ian Mcewan
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Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that is largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. ~Richard Branson
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. I tilted my head back. The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach. ~Leigh Bardugo
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~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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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, the positive pronounce without dismay. ~William Cowper
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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A promise is a debt. ~Proverb
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Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
#quotes #maria-callas #responsibility

It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it's hard. If you think it's not hard, you're not doing it right. ~Gene Weingarten
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second. ~Etty Hillesum
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So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what this is. ~Stephen Chbosky
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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