The natural mind is ever prone to reason, when we ought to believe; to be at work, when we ought to be quiet; to go our own way, when we ought steadily to walk on in God's ways, however trying to nature. ~George Muller
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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In teaching others we teach ourselves. ~English Proverb
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Reality is not meant to be only creedal, though the creeds are important. Reality is to be experienced, and experienced on the basis of a restored relationship with God through that finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. ~Francis Schaeffer
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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Language in art remains a highly ambiguous transaction, a quicksand, a trampoline, a frozen pool which might give way under you; at any time. ~Harold Pinter
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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The grave is a very small hillock, but we can see farther from it, when standing on it, than from the highest mountain in all the world. ~August Tholuck
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Not only had my brother disappeared, but, and bear with me here, a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. ~John Corey Whaley
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way. ~Harvey Mackay
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
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Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be engineered by following the right process, which means it can be learned, which means it can be taught. ~Eric Ries
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change. ~Buddhist Proverb
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When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band, they're going to have to sound equally as good as what I'm used to hearing. ~Illinois Jacquet
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