Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull. ~Brandon Sanderson
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Where there is great doubt, there will be great awakening; small doubt, small awakening, no doubt, no awakening. ~Zen Proverb
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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Lend your money and lose your friend. ~English Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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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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The support in Britain made a big difference. ~Louise Woodward
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank. ~Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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I have never seen a homeless guy with a bottle of Gatorade. ~George Carlin
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I'm a mad Gummi fan. I always have Gummis in my trailer. But you can't eat too many because then you get Gummi tummy, and that's no good. I can't believe I'm saying this. ~Jensen Ackles
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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