No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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The wide world was changing, and she wanted a different place in it. Not just wanted, but felt she deserved. If the world didn't owe her a living, as her mother repeatedly warned her, it owed her a break. She had a strong sense that a better, more exciting, more rewarding life than that which had been the lot of her parents and grandparents was hers by right. In this she was guilty of nothing more serious than the arrogance of youth, from which every generation suffers and by which it distinguishes itself from the preceding one. ~James Robertson
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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I have the courage of my convictions. ~Brigitte Bardot
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ. ~John Calvin
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I can't imagine what they're planning. But I can tell you two things. We won't like it, and it won't be legal. ~Eoin Colfer
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
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If you want to be criticized, marry. ~Irish Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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In kindergarten I had to draw a picture of what I wanted to be when I grew up. I drew a rapper. I didn't really know what a rapper was or what they did; I just wanted to do it. ~B.o.B
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In those dark times, one rose to the very heights of humanity by simply remaining human. ~Elie Wiesel
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Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves. ~John Bulwer
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance and you find out, you still care for the person.
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Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain. ~Bob Dylan
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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I would like, if I can, to broaden the possibilities of the musical theater. I think there is a better "Oklahoma!" someplace, a better "West Side Story." And I would like to be mixed up in it. ~Richard Rodgers
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