I wear my shadows where they are harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I am travelling toward light. ~Bruce Cockburn
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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Clothes are my drug. I love Camden market, I have so many vintage pieces from there it is unbelievable. Clothes are really important to me, they give me that feeling of happiness. I love being a bit free with it all and not giving myself rules. ~Kaya Scodelario
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers. ~Caleb Cushing
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian. ~Michelle Hunziker
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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