Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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I had somehow always thought of the classics of literature as something apart from me, something to do with academic life and not something you enjoyed. ~Alan Bennett
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You know, when you start, especially with me, I did not really know I was going to be a movie actress. I thought I was going to do theater. ~Ludivine Sagnier
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What kind of knife is this? Locke held a rounded buttering utensil up for Chains' inspection. It's all wrong. You couldn't kill anyone with this. ~Scott Lynch
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English 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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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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What I've learned about marriage: You need to have each other's back; you have to be a kind of team going through life. ~Tom Petty
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No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails. ~John Mortimer
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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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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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Loyalty, Signor Molteni, not love. Penelope is loyal to Ulysses but we do not know how far she loved him; and as you know people can sometimes be absolutely loyal without loving. In certain cases, in fact, loyalty is form of vengeance, of black-mail, of recovering one's self-respect. Loyalty, not love. ~Alberto Moravia
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God does not change; and neither does His love. He loved you before you were born. He loves you now; and He will love you forever. ~Billy Graham
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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Activity breeds prosperity. ~Kurdish Proverb
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If we are just specks of dust hit by lightning, if we have no spark of God in us, why not just take whatever we can and devil take the hindmost? I mean, we are fools not to do that if there is no right or wrong. ~Ben Stein
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do. ~Anthony Trollope
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Artists are always looking for new things and fresh ground and fresh air. If it feels new to me, there's a chance it'll feel new to the audience and we'll have found something. ~Jerry Seinfeld
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My hope is that I can somehow raise the level of consciousness about world events. ~Lisa Ling
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1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me. ~Chuck Mangione
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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