The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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I think that what went wrong with religion is the same thing that went wrong with politics. Is that it became too money based and too controlling. It is just a weakness that we human beings have for control, we want one thing and then we want more and then we want more. ~Dave Davies
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And it is very sexy as well: somebody says I'm taking you on a surprise date, you don't know where you are going and you can't see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing. ~Emily Watson
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. ~William Arthur Ward
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A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
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I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility. ~Imelda Marcos
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I'm terrified of learning lines, and I've always been terrified that I won't learn them. ~Helen Mirren
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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I like my raps, but I'm never too happy with some of 'em because I feel like they could be better. But every time I hear my flow on that song I wow myself. ~Tyler The Creator
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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He who lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic Proverb
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