In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Faith, culture, structure and guidance are good things. ~Bethenny Frankel
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Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers. ~Caleb Cushing
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I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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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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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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I never read the tabloids. ~Dana Carvey
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone. ~Martha Nibley Beck
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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You may call for peace as loudly as you wish, but where there is no brotherhood there can in the end be no peace. ~Max Lerner
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish 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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