If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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In reading a novel, any novel, we have to know perfectly well that the whole thing is nonsense, and then, while reading, believe every word of it. Finally, when we're done with it, we may find, if it's a good novel, that we're a bit different from what we were before we read it, that we have changed a little. But it's very hard to say just what we learned, how we were changed. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it. ~Dag Hammarskjold
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ~Jim Jeffords
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The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. ~Mark Twain
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I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It's kind of the best thing that can happen to you. It's thrilling. ~Hugh Jackman
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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The way life runs through everything, even the tiniest elements of nature; that makes me humble. It's the same humility that causes people at a certain time every day to get on their knees and put their foreheads on the ground in honor of something or someone. ~Michael J. Fox
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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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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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I only discovered the "Harry Potter" series in my tenth standard. I dived right into it, often reading non-stop through the day and night. It was the morning after one such readathon when I was to appear for a chemistry exam. Spending my night with the third edition of "Harry Potter" didn't help much, and I fared poorly. ~Sonam Kapoor
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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Our lives are so short. And our time on this planet is so precious. All we have is each other. ~Jacqueline Novogratz
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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I love Jesus Christ with all my heart and everything He stands for. I think that sums up everything that I want for my life, everything I want for my family, everything I want for my career. I want it to be entertaining. I want people to smile and tap their toes, but I want it to be meaningful when the day is done. ~Josh Turner
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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