Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. ~John Clayton
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb
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I think there's a side of me that's trying to compete with Lucas and Spielberg. I don't usually admit this publicly, because I tend to think that they only go so far, and their view of the world is rather simplistic. What I want to do is take whatever cinema is considered normal or successful at a particular time and play around with it, to use it as a way of luring audiences in. ~Terry Gilliam
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Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly. ~Ernest Hemingway
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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Remain a child so that your children may always love you. ~Swedish Proverb
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Without consciousness, space and time are nothing. ~Robert Lanza
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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Before you love, learn to run through the snow leaving no footprint. ~Turkish Proverb
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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If there are no endings, there are no beginnings and you see no new lands, so for everything that is lost, there is usually something gained. ~Merle Shain
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Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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