I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well; and just have fun on stage. ~Joan Armatrading
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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As we live, so we learn. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese 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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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash. ~Amelia Earhart
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I live for now, not for what happens after I die. ~Liam Gallagher
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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When the head aches, all the body is the worse. ~English Proverb
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~Zen Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. ~Theodore Roosevelt
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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