I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault. ~Tanith Lee
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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I like acting and things when I like the writing. If I don't like the writing, I don't like acting. I think in some ways everything starts for me from the place of writing. ~Greta Gerwig
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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I would say you have an ethical obligation to pay the taxes that you owe, but you don't have an ethical obligation to pay taxes that you do not owe. In fact, you should be seeking ways to legally minimise your taxes. ~John Mackey
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Who begins too much accomplishes little. ~German Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Taoist Proverb
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When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. ~Greenland Proverb
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~Zen Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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