Authors are far closer to the truths enfolded in mystery than ordinary people, because of that very audacity of imagination which irritates their plodding critics. As only those who dare to make mistakes succeed greatly, only those who shake free the wings of their imagination brush, once in a way, the secrets of the great pale world. If such writers go wrong, it is not for the mere brains to tell them so ~Gertrude Atherton
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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All that is transitory is but a metaphor. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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A tree falls the way it leans. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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I tried spinning around in a chair to impress a girl. ~Ray Toro
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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