To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Do not do what you will have to find an excuse for. ~Proverb
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True celebration should come from your life, in your life. And true celebration cannot be according to the calendar, that on the first of November you will celebrate. Strange, the whole year you are miserable and on the first of November suddenly you come out of misery, dancing. Either, the misery is false, or the first of November is false; both cannot be true. And once the first of November has gone, you are back in your dark hole, everybody in his misery, everybody in his anxiety. ~Rajneesh
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ~Abraham Maslow
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, there is a layer of people who run everything. But we, we are just peasants. We do not understand what is going on, and we cannot do anything. ~Doris Lessing
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable. ~Bernard of Clairvaux
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Some may claim that is it unscientific to speak of the operations of nature as miracles. But the point of the title lies in the paradox of finding so many wonderful things subservient to the rule of law. ~Elisha Gray
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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Yes, God wants you to do signs and wonders. But the love of God manifested through you is what people really need. So you first must see His face. You must become so close to His very heartbeat that you can feel what others feel. ~Heidi Baker
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Conscience is the voice of the soul. ~Polish Proverb
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The trauma said. Don't write these poems. Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones. ~Andrea Gibson
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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But one of the amazing things about documentary is that you can remake it every time you make one. There is no rule about how a documentary film has to be made. ~Errol Morris
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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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