It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed. ~William Faulkner
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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Everything is prospective, and man is to live hereafter. That the world is for his education is the only sane solution of the enigma. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive. ~Abraham Maslow
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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The trauma said. Don't write these poems. Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones. ~Andrea Gibson
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man? ~Oriana Fallaci
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. ~Spanish Proverb
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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The struggle to maintain peace is immeasurably more difficult than any military operation. ~Anne O'Hare McCormick
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