Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Prayer may not change things for you, but it for sure changes you for things. ~Sam Shoemaker
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations. ~Richard Reti
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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Book of Ecclesiastes, God is saying. Write a good story, take somebody with you and let me help ~Donald Miller
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There is no shop, book, or person, that gives you confidence; it comes through reconnecting with your true authentic self. ~Ralph Smart
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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We live through books; we have adventures in them, we lead alternative lives through them. We expand our memories through them. And that sometimes art can offer us more intense experiences of the world than life itself can. ~Anthony Doerr
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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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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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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