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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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quotistTake heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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The invitation to Miss Myra St. Claire's bobbing party spent the morning in his coat pocket, where it had an intense physical affair with a dusty piece of peanut brittle. ~F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~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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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic Proverb
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After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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That is a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion. ~William Shakespeare
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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Mulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand. Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle. ~Heather Brewer
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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But one of the amazing things about documentary is that you can remake it every time you make one. There is no rule about how a documentary film has to be made. ~Errol Morris
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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