In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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I have been, or seemed, hard with everyone because I was carried away by a sort of brutality born of my distrust in myself and my ill-humor. I have felt so badly equipped, so soft, in spite of the fact that my attitude towards art seemed to me so just. I was disgusted with everyone, and especially myself. ~Edgar Degas
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond. ~Ken Follett
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You have to believe in love stories and prince charming and that eventually you'll find your own happily ever after. ~Taylor Swift
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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In the Negro countenance you will often meet with strong traits of benignity. I have felt yearnings of tenderness towards some of these faces. ~Charles Lamb
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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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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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All human joys are swift of wing. For heaven doth so allot it. That when you get an easy thing, you find you haven't got it ~Eugene Field
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I failed at the biggest things there are in life. I failed in my health, I failed in my marriage, I failed in everything, and I have picked myself up and gone on. ~Sharon Stone
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community in general; in particular in the field of human intelligence. ~Paul Bremer
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I was, as a kid, really obsessed with reading... that was about as geeky as you could possibly get. ~Junot Diaz
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I felt as if I had attended the funeral of someone I didn't know. ~Pauline Kael
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and to monitor these programs. ~Robert Scheer
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. ~Jack Nicholson
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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