It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. ~Hannah More
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quotistEvery beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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Everyone agrees in theory that we can't judge a new idea or point of view unless we enter into it and try it out, but the practice itself is rare. ~Peter Elbow
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I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. ~Ronald Reagan
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Ultimately, you just have one life. You never know unless you try. And you never get anywhere unless you ask. ~Kate Winslet
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You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~Proverb
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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington; today it is 1 in 4. ~John Ensign
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You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. ~Norbert of Xanten
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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The way I look at it is that once you create a piece of art, and it's out in the world, there's nothing you can do about it. People can use it the way they want to. There's nothing you can do about it. All you can hope for is that people that are using it are using it with the best intent. ~David Lloyd
#quotes #david-lloyd #art #hope #reality
A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw. ~Oliver Goldsmith
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