We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruban Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ~Theodor Reik
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But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own. ~Peter Shaffer
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. ~Max Beerbohm
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I didn't meddle. If I did meddle there wouldn't be all this violence. All this horrible sexism in games. ~Lincoln Chafee
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Rose is famous for grace, advocate is famous for case, horse is famous for race. But you are famous for sweetness on your face.
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Love gives life within. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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