Happy are men who yet before they are killed, can let their veins run cold. ~Wilfred Owen
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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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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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Faith, culture, structure and guidance are good things. ~Bethenny Frankel
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Funny, I don't feel any more powerful today than yesterday. ~Jerry B. Jenkins
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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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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German 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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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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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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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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The thing I always say to people is this: "If you avoid failure, you also avoid success." ~Robert Kiyosaki
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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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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
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