Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Taoist Proverb
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Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need. ~Gaston Bachelard
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought of freedom, in that hope itself possess. All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength. The scorn of danger, and united hearts. The surest presage of the good they seek. ~William Cowper
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The growth of love is the essence within the soul. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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Though they may not always be handsome, men doomed to evil posses the manly virtues. ~Jean Genet
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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I would like, if I can, to broaden the possibilities of the musical theater. I think there is a better "Oklahoma!" someplace, a better "West Side Story." And I would like to be mixed up in it. ~Richard Rodgers
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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The more I can hear, the more I can learn, the better off I'll be. ~Joe Sakic
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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The closer you can get to being personal, the better the work is, or the more interesting the work is. ~James Gray
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It is good for us to get into the Word, but it is much better for the Word to get into us. ~David J. Stewart
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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