Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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Authors are far closer to the truths enfolded in mystery than ordinary people, because of that very audacity of imagination which irritates their plodding critics. As only those who dare to make mistakes succeed greatly, only those who shake free the wings of their imagination brush, once in a way, the secrets of the great pale world. If such writers go wrong, it is not for the mere brains to tell them so ~Gertrude Atherton
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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To inquire into the origin of life is like seeking the origin of electrical machinery or the origin of music. Every increase in complexity of arrangement, of form, of substance, leads to new and often incalculable properties. ~Gilbert Newton Lewis
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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If somebody from the past doesn't rise up from the grave and start talking to me, I haven't got a book. I have to hear that voice, the voice of the narrator. How she sounds will tell me who she is, and who she is will tell me how she will act - and that starts the plot in motion. ~Geraldine Brooks
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I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive. ~Abraham Maslow
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It is true that advertising often gives information and is valuable for doing so, but some forms of advertising give precious little information, and even that little is wrong. ~Randal Marlin
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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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Who begins too much accomplishes little. ~German Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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Truth is time's daughter. ~Spanish Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years. ~Wendell Willkie
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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