For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are. ~Norman Vincent Peale
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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The pressure to entertain, to sell ourselves, and never to be visibly anxious keeps ratcheting up. ~Susan Cain
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal. ~Benjamin Carson
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. ~Phil Jackson
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"Look at that," she whispered, and then after a moment: "I'd like to just get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around." ~F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Official education was telling people almost nothing of the nature of all those things on the seashores, and in the redwood forests, in the deserts and in the plains. ~Gregory Bateson
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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I started off writing TV adverts. I saw those as rehearsals for a feature film. ~Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
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Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage. ~Finnish Proverb
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Our lives are so short. And our time on this planet is so precious. All we have is each other. ~Jacqueline Novogratz
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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