We live in a world of things, and our only connection with them is that we know how to manipulate or to consume them. ~Erich Fromm
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It is very hard to concentrate when your stomach is rumbling. ~Shania Twain
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The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern? ~John Shelton Reed
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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In our changing world nothing changes more than geography. ~Pearl S. Buck
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you're serious, you really understand that it's important that you laugh as much as possible and admit that you're the funniest person you ever met. You have to laugh. Admit that you're funny. Otherwise, you die in solemnity. ~Maya Angelou
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. ~Jon Krakauer
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect! ~Jonathan Richman
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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To love playthings well as a child, to lead an adventurous and honorable youth, and to settle when the time arrives, into a green and smiling age, is to be a good artis en life and deserve well of yourself and your neighbor. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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I think because both of my parents were essentially salespeople, and Italian-Americans, I always seemed to get along with people; I had a knack of finding something to talk about. ~Bob Colacello
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The desert tells a different story every time one ventures on it. ~Robert Edison Fulton
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When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. ~Hannah More
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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week. ~Joseph Addison
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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