The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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proverbiosI 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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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years, but by the lifetime of the human spirit. The life of a man is three-score years and ten: a little more, a little less. The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work. ~Bill Murray
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events. ~Ralph Marston
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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You can trust the promise of this opening. Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning. That is at one with your life's desire. ~John O'Donohue
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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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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Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night. ~Mary Lou Williams
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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