No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese 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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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine. ~James Mooney
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see. ~Martin Amis
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English 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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I live in the moment. ~Amy Sedaris
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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We need ghost stories because we, in fact, are the ghosts. ~Stephen King
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You have to believe in love stories and prince charming and that eventually you'll find your own happily ever after. ~Taylor Swift
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down. ~Natalia Vodianova
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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