All the seven deadly sins are self destroying, morbid appetites, but in their early stages at least, lust and gluttony, averice and sloth know some gratification, while anger and pride have power, even though that power eventually destroys itself. Envy is impotent, numbed with fear, never ceasing in its appetite, and it knows no gratification, but endless self torment. It has the ugliness of a trapped rat, which gnaws its own foot in an effort to escape. ~Angus Wilson
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. ~Daisaku Ikeda
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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Every life has its years in which one progresses as on a tedious and dusty street of poplars, without caring to know where he is. ~Max Muller
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It is objective evaluations that give our hardwiring principles teeth and drive the organization toward results that last. ~Quint Studer
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ~Kenyan Proverb
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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Progress begins with the belief that what is necessary is possible. ~Norman Cousins
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. ~Will Durant
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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If we stay aware and acknowledge the great mystery that is this life, we will see that we have been perfectly placed, in exactly the right position, to make all the difference in the world. ~James Redfield
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Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person. ~Louise Slaughter
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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All artists are anarchists in some way; some more extreme than others, but it is something that I think artists are supposed to do. We are supposed to present a different angle on everything, and I certainly think it is as much as poetry, in my opinion. ~Robert Zemeckis
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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