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Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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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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proverbiosA book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we don't understand about the vast other parts of life that we cannot perceive. ~William Shatner
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. ~Benjamin Franklin
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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