I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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What is to be got at to make the air sweet, the ground good under the feet, can only be got at by failure, trial, again and again and again failure. ~Sherwood Anderson
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank. ~Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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You can trust the promise of this opening. Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning. That is at one with your life's desire. ~John O'Donohue
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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You have to believe in love stories and prince charming and that eventually you'll find your own happily ever after. ~Taylor Swift
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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