Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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Human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty; it flows with resistless force and brings beauty with it. ~George Eliot
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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It is method on "This is England;" it is. But it can't be method on every job because it just doesn't work for everything. ~Vicky McClure
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When the legs go, the heart soon follows ~John Wooden
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Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. ~Jose Marti
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But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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"He's just a little unbalanced and lonely." He put his arms around my waist, frowning. "Can't he be lonely and unbalanced around someone else's girlfriend?" "I'll suggest it. ~Kiersten White
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A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens. ~George Stigler
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For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Because all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen. ~Holly Goldberg Sloan
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He who cannot howl will not find his pack. ~Charles Simic
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you. ~Proverb
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Weep now, but tomorrow be strong. Remember who we are and that whatever else is taken from us, they will never strip our honour and our pride. ~Elizabeth Chadwick
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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