How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That's why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that's probably true. ~Robert Bringhurst
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In teaching others we teach ourselves. ~English Proverb
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I went to church with my grandparents sometimes, and I loved it. ~Anne Lamott
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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What you think you are, you are,until you think otherwise. ~American Proverb
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U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market. ~Henry Paulson
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Sometimes the hand that feeds you needs a good bite. ~Dan Wells
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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained, this is free. ~Veronica Roth
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another. ~Russell M. Nelson
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