Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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It blows a snowing gale in the winter of the year; The boats are on the sea and the crews are on the pier. The needle of the vane, it is veering to and fro. A flash of sun is on the veering of the vane. Autumn leaves and rain. The passion of the gale. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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What kind of knife is this? Locke held a rounded buttering utensil up for Chains' inspection. It's all wrong. You couldn't kill anyone with this. ~Scott Lynch
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I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it. ~Franco Nero
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Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years, but by the lifetime of the human spirit. The life of a man is three-score years and ten: a little more, a little less. The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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Animals are the best actors. They never lie, they're always present, and they listen. That's a lot more than a lot of actors can say for themselves. ~Graham Phillips
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The inspector ate only two of my tiny sandwiches: the first because he had'nt expected it to taste so awful; the second, I think, because he'd thought surely the first must have been a mistake. ~Karen Marie Moning
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams. ~Heidi Klum
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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I am a sensitive, sensitive person. Overly sensitive. Extremely emotional. ~Mary Lambert
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. ~Paulo Coelho
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They say I tried to hurt my nurse. I tell them they tried to hurt me first. ~CJ Roberts
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Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. ~Jose Marti
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