The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Conscience is the voice of the soul. ~Polish Proverb
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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The style developed over decades, really, but I started out writing pretty traditional stories, then became impatient. It was a writer named Russell Edson who showed me that one could write in any way at all. ~Lydia Davis
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Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it. ~Confucius
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest, I will say the greatest. ~William Friedkin
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime. ~Nancy Farmer
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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If we stay aware and acknowledge the great mystery that is this life, we will see that we have been perfectly placed, in exactly the right position, to make all the difference in the world. ~James Redfield
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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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I didn't want to fall into the trap of competing with all these other great guitar players. I just want to sidestep the whole thing and get out of the race. ~Kirk Hammett
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Nothing could moderate, in the bosom of the great English middle class, their passionate, absorbing, almost blood-thirsty clinging to life. ~Matthew Arnold
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The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that, women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves. ~Louise Otto-Peters
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Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. ~William Osler
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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