Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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A dimple on the chin, the devil within. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ~English Proverb
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable. ~Louisa May Alcott
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
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If you cannot smile when you listen to music, then do not listen to it! ~Estelle
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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Luck has a slender anchorage. ~English Proverb
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