The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it's hard. If you think it's not hard, you're not doing it right. ~Gene Weingarten
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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God will never reject you. Whether you accept Him is your decision. ~Charles Stanley
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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Middle age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, "Why not?" and the other, "Why bother?" ~Sydney J. Harris
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Our directives must be reassessed. ~Kane
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh Proverb
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Proverb
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean 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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I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained, this is free. ~Veronica Roth
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[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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