Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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I live for now, not for what happens after I die. ~Liam Gallagher
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
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A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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The West is dead; you may lose a sweetheart but you won't forget her. ~Charles Marion Russell
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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The present can try to bury the past, an operation that is most atrocious when it is most successful. ~Mary McCarthy
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I never read the tabloids. ~Dana Carvey
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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Are you saying that the feeling of searching for a missing sock is like searching for love? ~Cecelia Ahern
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth. ~Madeleine Albright
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Every garden may have some weeds. ~English Proverb
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Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it. ~Confucius
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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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