That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. I tilted my head back. The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach. ~Leigh Bardugo
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The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. ~Mark Twain
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well; and just have fun on stage. ~Joan Armatrading
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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All that is necessary, as it seems to me, to convince any reasonable person that the Bible is simply and purely of human invention; of barbarian invention; is to read it. Read it as you would any other book; think of it as you would of any other; get the bandage of reverence from your eyes; drive from your heart the phantom of fear; push from the throne of your brain the cowled form of superstition; then read the Holy Bible, and you will be amazed that you ever, for one moment, supposed a being of infinite wisdom, goodness and purity, to be the author of such ignorance and of such atrocity. ~Robert Green Ingersoll
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The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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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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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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He who lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic Proverb
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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When the legs go, the heart soon follows ~John Wooden
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny. ~Barbara Mertz
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I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It's kind of the best thing that can happen to you. It's thrilling. ~Hugh Jackman
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