The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable. ~Louisa May Alcott
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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I want to take back at least half of the "I love you"s, because I didn't mean them as much as the other ones. ~David Levithan
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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Though they may not always be handsome, men doomed to evil posses the manly virtues. ~Jean Genet
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
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In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. ~William Prescott
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Hope springs eternal. ~American Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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"Feminist comedy," practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime, when Rosie the Riveter went to work in the factories, constructing the Allies' war machines while taking charge of the finances, the home, and the children. ~Grace Slick
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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I was once fired as opening act for Seals and Crofts because I got loaded and introduced them as Arts and Crafts. ~George Miller
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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I'm happy quite a lot of the time. I've done far more than I ever thought I would have, so I'd be very hard-pressed to walk around miserable. ~Robert Smith
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ~Jim Jeffords
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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