Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. ~Ronald Reagan
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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I mean, sometimes, a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don't even notice that that's the thing. ~Eddie Izzard
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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Luckily, the public school system that I was in had a really great drama program, so I plunged into that. It really sort of kept me afloat because I was bored in school. ~Allison Scagliotti
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second. ~Etty Hillesum
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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A cat has nine lives. ~Proverb
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