A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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I enjoyed my life when I had nothing. and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me. ~Joey Ramone
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Men can bear all things except good days. ~Dutch Proverbs
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian. ~Michelle Hunziker
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Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. ~Michelle Obama
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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The representational-image urge is actually a kind of heightened perception, and I don't stop to think. I don't freeze up, it's actually a kind of letting-go. It's like dancing. At a certain point it's conscious, unconscious, everything is kind of coming together. ~Michael Light
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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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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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do. ~Laurel Clark
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The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust. ~Persian Proverb
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Honesty is the soul of business. ~Dutch Proverb
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Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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