He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Some may claim that is it unscientific to speak of the operations of nature as miracles. But the point of the title lies in the paradox of finding so many wonderful things subservient to the rule of law. ~Elisha Gray
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The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon... has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right. ~James Madison
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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All men naturally desire knowledge. An indication of this is our esteem for the senses; for apart from their use we esteem them for their own sake, and most of all the sense of sight. Not only with a view to action, but even when no action is contemplated, we prefer sight, generally speaking, to all the other senses. The reason of this is that of all the senses sight best helps us to know things, and reveals many distinctions. ~Aristotle
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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Horses teach you patience and how to do things the right way so you can get the right result. ~Lyle Lovett
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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You may call for peace as loudly as you wish, but where there is no brotherhood there can in the end be no peace. ~Max Lerner
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People believe that if you can shut your Tourette's off for a period of time, then you can always shut it off. I try to explain to people that if I spent my whole life trying to control my tics, that's all I would have time for. ~Dash Mihok
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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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One doctor makes work for another. ~English Proverb
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Social media is not about the exploitation of technology but service to community. ~Simon Mainwaring
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I don't usually think of my writing as a "challenge" because I enjoy the process so much. I suppose that's what's helped me to avoid "writer's block" all these years. ~Melody Carlson
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I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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When I was a medical student in the 1950s, we practically never spoke about Alzheimer's disease. And why is that so? And that is because people didn't live long enough to have Alzheimer's disease. ~Eric Kandel
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I'm a person that just likes to speak the truth, and I don't understand why in America, it's such a big deal that we won't read the Koran and we won't look at history. ~Pat Robertson
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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