A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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As we live, so we learn. ~Yiddish Proverb
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In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably. ~George MacDonald
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African 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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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential; these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ~Confucius
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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Burning in effigy. Kissing the picture of one's beloved, it aims at nothing at all; we just behave this way and then we feel satisfied. ~Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Do not water your weeds. ~Proverb
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Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others. ~John Wooden
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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