The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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From early childhood, I was interested in understanding how the world worked, and assumed I would be some kind of physical scientist or chemist. But the truth was, I didn't know there was another kind of world, the inner world, that was just as interesting, if not more relevant, than what was going on in the outside world. ~Stephen LaBerge
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Because all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen. ~Holly Goldberg Sloan
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Musically, I have more things in common with tons of bands that have no female members. ~St. Vincent
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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We need ghost stories because we, in fact, are the ghosts. ~Stephen King
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
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