There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. ~Spanish Proverb
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His rod reversed, and backward mutters of dissevering power. ~John Milton
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What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~Scottish Proverb
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If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York. ~Haile Gebrselassie
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The style developed over decades, really, but I started out writing pretty traditional stories, then became impatient. It was a writer named Russell Edson who showed me that one could write in any way at all. ~Lydia Davis
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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 fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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A bad cause requires many words. ~German Proverb
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Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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I love that you can have the language between the two worlds of technology and fashion, because I don't think that many designers get to do that. ~Stella McCartney
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Beware of feelings, Father. They are the biggest liars in us. They make truth what we want it to be. ~Dorothy Salisbury Davis
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Romania is an interesting place because I think it has been abused, on so many different levels. ~Kiefer Sutherland
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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I don't know where life's going, but soon it will be gone. I hope the wind that's blowing helps me carry on. Turn on the radio, baby listen to my song. Turn on the night light baby, I'm gone. ~Marc Cohn
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I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal. ~Benjamin Carson
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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In those dark times, one rose to the very heights of humanity by simply remaining human. ~Elie Wiesel
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