Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. ~Anita Desai
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The places I've been, or passed through, or seen at a distance, have had as much an impact on my life as the people I've known. ~Bryan Lee O'Malley
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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The style developed over decades, really, but I started out writing pretty traditional stories, then became impatient. It was a writer named Russell Edson who showed me that one could write in any way at all. ~Lydia Davis
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A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages; in that case, such a distinction may be imputed to a vulgar error, which ought to be corrected in philosophy. ~Thomas Reid
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Every garden may have some weeds. ~English 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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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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Luck has a slender anchorage. ~English Proverb
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Two wrongs don't make a right. ~English Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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One doctor makes work for another. ~English Proverb
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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It is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life. ~Jane Austen
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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A dimple on the chin, the devil within. ~Gaelic Proverb
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