Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It's kind of the best thing that can happen to you. It's thrilling. ~Hugh Jackman
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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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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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In our desire to please everyone, it's very easy to end up being invisible or mediocre. ~Seth Godin
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Nothing could moderate, in the bosom of the great English middle class, their passionate, absorbing, almost blood-thirsty clinging to life. ~Matthew Arnold
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Yes, God wants you to do signs and wonders. But the love of God manifested through you is what people really need. So you first must see His face. You must become so close to His very heartbeat that you can feel what others feel. ~Heidi Baker
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