The beautiful are shyer than the ugly, for they move in a world that does not ask for beauty. ~Ned Rorem
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A strange, terrific force unlike anything I've ever experienced is sprouting in my heart, taking root there, growing. Shut up behind my rib cage, my warm heart expands and contracts independent of my will, over and over. ~Haruki Murakami
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Laughter is God's hand on a troubled world. ~English Proverb
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
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Verse comedy is interesting to me because of the challenge of writing in rhymed couplets, which is not a form that's usually amenable to English, yet to me it gives great possibility for comedy. ~David Ives
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me. ~Anna Kournikova
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