Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. ~Robyn Davidson
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive. ~George Santayana
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not water your weeds. ~Proverb
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As I've written before, China's ability to be the assembly line to the world wasn't where its role in the global economy ended; it was where it began. An ability to make products cheaper than anywhere else gave way to an ability to make high end products more nimbly than anywhere else. ~Sarah Lacy
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Truth becomes disagreeable to the fool only. ~Arabic Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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Good news always comes from far away. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way. ~Harvey Mackay
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