The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~Scottish Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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Middle age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, "Why not?" and the other, "Why bother?" ~Sydney J. Harris
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Though ugliness be the opposite of beauty, it is not the opposite to proportion and fitness; for it is possible that a thing may be very ugly with any proportions, and with a perfect fitness for any use. ~Edmund Burke
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There is a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary. ~Trevor Dunn
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Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. ~Dan Brown
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What is so real as the cry of a child? A rabbit's cry may be wilder but it has no soul. ~Sylvia Plath
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. ~Mark Twain
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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Sweet is the day of sacred rest;
No mortal cares shall seize my breast;
O may my heart in tune be found
Like David's harp of solemn sound. ~Isaac Watts
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I must go on living. And, though it may be childish of me, I can't go on in simple compliance. From now on I must struggle with the world. I thought that Mother might well be the last of those who can end their lives beautifully and sadly, struggling with no one, neither hating nor betraying anyone. In the world to come there will be no room for such people. The dying are beautiful, but to live, to survive; those things somehow seem hideous and contaminated with blood. ~Osamu Dazai
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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Good news always comes from far away. ~Yiddish Proverb
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