If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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I think you use the negative things that happen from the year before, and from other years, too; to spur you to do the things you need to do to take the next step. ~Tony Romo
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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I was asked the other day if I would be interested in the Nobel Prize, but I think that for me it would be an absolute catastrophe. I would certainly be interested in deserving it, but to receive it would be terrible. It would just complicate even more the problems of fame. The only thing I really regret in life is not having a daughter. ~Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all. ~Alice Eve
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. ~J. G. Ballard
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish 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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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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One thing I like about Twitter is that you can hear it from the horse's mouth. ~Big Boi
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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Men easily believe what they want to. ~Latin Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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