We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
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He who lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic Proverb
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It had run as a column; I had worked at the paper since 1976, but the column had been running for 13 years, and I think it was a strong column, criticizing the war when the paper was supporting it. ~Robert Scheer
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference there is, is very important. ~William James
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I want so much that is not here and do not know where to go. ~Charles Bukowski
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Every knock is a boost. ~Elbert Hubbard
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another. ~Russell M. Nelson
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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