The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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An angry man is full of poison. ~Confucius
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All my friends I've known since I was really little. ~Leona Lewis
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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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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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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In a moment, we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite. ~David Coleman
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What flatterers say, try to make true. ~German Proverbs
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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I live in the moment. ~Amy Sedaris
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I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate, often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them. ~Mark Driscoll
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The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank. ~Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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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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