At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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People talk about the '60s, but they were merely a mass production of what the '50s had begun. ~Peter O'Toole
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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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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. ~Thomas Jefferson
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I think because both of my parents were essentially salespeople, and Italian-Americans, I always seemed to get along with people; I had a knack of finding something to talk about. ~Bob Colacello
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I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian. ~Michelle Hunziker
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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If Britain was to close down altogether overnight, then China would take up the slack of carbon emissions in two years. If America closed down, just the growth in China's emissions would replace America's emissions in 12 years. ~Christopher Monckton
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Clothes are my drug. I love Camden market, I have so many vintage pieces from there it is unbelievable. Clothes are really important to me, they give me that feeling of happiness. I love being a bit free with it all and not giving myself rules. ~Kaya Scodelario
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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