The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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Bambi, to a kid, was scary. ~Billy Crystal
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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If you're serious, you really understand that it's important that you laugh as much as possible and admit that you're the funniest person you ever met. You have to laugh. Admit that you're funny. Otherwise, you die in solemnity. ~Maya Angelou
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We live in a broken world full of broken people. But isn't it comforting to know God isn't ever broken? He isn't ever caught off guard, taken by surprise, or shocked by what happens next. ~Lysa TerKeurst
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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Achilles absent was Achilles still! ~Homer
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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Conscience is the voice of the soul. ~Polish Proverb
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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