Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one. ~Jonathan Carroll
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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If Barack Obama is elected, I will be moving out of the country. ~Stephen Baldwin
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. ~Thomas Jefferson
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I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them. ~Cy Twombly
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I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, "Ow, ow, put it back!" ~Geena Davis
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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If you cannot smile when you listen to music, then do not listen to it! ~Estelle
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it. ~Dag Hammarskjold
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Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. ~Steven Rattner
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You should always do the things in life that are both interesting and make you afraid. ~Viggo Mortensen
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The world is wonderful and beautiful and good beyond one's wildest imagination. ~D. H. Lawrence
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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