The man who has learned to triumph over sorrow wears his miseries as though they were sacred fillets upon his brow; and nothing is so entirely admirable as a man bravely wretched. ~Seneca
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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Physicists are working on the Big Bang, and one day they may or may not solve it. ~Richard Dawkins
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor education is a weapon of mass destruction. Discrimination is a weapon of mass destruction. Let us abolish such weapons of mass destruction here at home. ~Dennis Kucinich
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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Love gives life within. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools. ~Charles Churchill
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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Time gives good advice. ~Proverb
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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