One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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The path to inspiration starts upon the trails we've known; each stumbling block is not a rock, but just a stepping stone. ~Charles Ghigna
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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Piano keys jangled as he got to his feet. "Our own Sleeping Beauty. Who finally kissed you awake?" "Nobody. I woke up on my own." "Was there anyone with you? ~Cassandra Clare
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see. ~Martin Amis
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French 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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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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