He was welcome everywhere he went, and was well-aware of his inability to tolerate solitude. He felt no inclination to be alone and avoided it as far as possible; he didn't really want to become any better acquainted with himself. He knew that if he wanted to show his talents to best advantage, he needed to strike sparks off other people to fan the flames of warmth and exuberance in his heart. On his own he was frosty, no use to himself at all, like a match left lying in its box. ~Stefan Zweig
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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I don't usually think of my writing as a "challenge" because I enjoy the process so much. I suppose that's what's helped me to avoid "writer's block" all these years. ~Melody Carlson
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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People are cooking less but obsessing about it more. ~Dougie Poynter
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#eating #cooking #obsession

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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No doctor is better than three. ~German Proverb
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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She really mellowed me out that way. We both definitely grew with each other and with the whole experience. ~Brian Austin Green
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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Better no doctor at all than three. ~Polish Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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