Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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In life, sometimes everything falls into place, and sometimes everything just falls to pieces. The key is to begin creating with these fallen pieces. By improvising, you will create something magical that might be the best thing you have ever accomplished. ~Tori Amos
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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A tree falls the way it leans. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes. ~Samuel Adams
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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Love me when I least deserve it, because that is when I really need it. ~Swedish Proverb
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Irony: While we increasingly hold people more responsible if they drink and drive, we hold women less responsible if they drink and have sex. ~Warren Farrell
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Remain a child so that your children may always love you. ~Swedish Proverb
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In our post 9/11 world, our Nation's military deserves, at least the same access to institutions of higher education that any other major employer might enjoy. ~Mike Rogers
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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No naturalist has devoted more painstaking attention to the structure of the barnacles than Mr. Darwin. ~Richard Owen
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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If you're "stuck" right now, you're probably into fear. Get out of there. You've already looked both ways. Now cross the street, for heaven sake. The cars have long since gone. The coast is clear. Your only obstacle now is your own mind. ~Neale Donald Walsch
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The day I made that statement, about the inventing the internet, I was tired because I had been up all night inventing the Camcorder. ~Al Gore
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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