If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn. ~Patricia Marx
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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Mystery books. I must read a hundred a year. I just wish some of them were harder to figure out. ~Martin Cruz Smith
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. ~Jane Fonda
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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While cares will drop off like autumn leaves. ~John Muir
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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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I mean, sometimes, a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don't even notice that that's the thing. ~Eddie Izzard
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Nothing is more certain of destroying any good feeling that may be cherished towards us than to show distrust. To be suspected as an enemy is often enough to make a man become so; the whole matter is over, there is no farther use of guarding against it. On the contrary, confidence leads us naturally to act kindly, we are affected by the good opinion which others entertain of us, and we are not easily induced to lose it. ~Marie de Rabutin Chantal
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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