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I had got this far, and was thinking of what to say next, and as my habit is, I was pricking the paper idly with my pen. And I thought how, between one dip of the pen and the next, time goes on, and I hurry, drive myself, and speed toward death. We are always dying. I while I write, you while you read, and others while they listen or stop their ears, they are all dying. ~Petrarch
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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proverbiosIf you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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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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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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I am getting a little tired of everybody quoting Ronald Reagan. ~Michael Reagan
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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