Our problem with desire is that we want too little. ~C. S. Lewis
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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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I am fortunate in that I am a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around the world, plus a core group of special people in my life that I can lean on, chat to, or just hang with. ~Paul Kane
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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A forest is in an acorn. ~Proverb
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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