Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi 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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"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose; anything goes. ~Cole Porter
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. ~Jack Nicholson
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It is method on "This is England;" it is. But it can't be method on every job because it just doesn't work for everything. ~Vicky McClure
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected. ~Jacki Weaver
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Just because I've stopped working doesn't mean that I've stopped being helpful. ~Walter Huston
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When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. ~Greenland Proverb
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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Do bad and remember, do good and forget. ~Algerian Proverb
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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 lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose our inner connection in romantic relationships. ~James Redfield
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It's hard to maintain both smack and crack habits and remember to keep up mobile-phone payments. ~Irvine Welsh
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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