A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French Proverb
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I haven't told anyone this before, but when I was a teenager. I actually thought I was turning into a boy, and I did'nt really care. It did'nt bother me at all. ~Vivienne Westwood
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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Need teaches a plan. ~Irish Proverb
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What do I care about the purring of one who cannot love, like the cat? ~Friedrich Nietzsche
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Many are the marvels of God's Creation, but none so marvelous as man. Or so cunning, for good or ill. ~S.M. Stirling
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You can almost taste the pressure now. ~Vin Scully
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. ~Mark Twain
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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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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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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The most important thing about you is what comes to your mind when you think of God. ~Aiden Wilson Tozer
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There are two kinds of people; those who are always well and those who are always sick. Most of the evils of the world come from the first sort and most of the achievement from the second. ~Louis Dudek
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