I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate, often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them. ~Mark Driscoll
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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He who knows how to live, knows enough. ~Spanish Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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As we live, so we learn. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have always been really scared of scary movies just because I live by myself; and then seeing something, then having a big imagination and then like thinking you see it in the middle of the night. So I've never been really into them. ~Ashley Tisdale
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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It is extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now. ~Daniel Yergin
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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If you have someone in your life that you are grateful for, someone to whom you want to write another heartfelt, slanted, misspelled thank you note, do it. Tell them they made you feel loved and supported. That they made you feel like you belonged somewhere and that you were not a freak. Tell them all of that. Tell them today. ~Lisa Jakub
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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