Every life has its years in which one progresses as on a tedious and dusty street of poplars, without caring to know where he is. ~Max Muller
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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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Every proverb speaketh sooth; dreams and omens mask the truth. ~Welsh Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn. ~Patricia Marx
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. ~Dan Brown
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know. ~Hunter Hayes
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Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb
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Strong leaders understand that action cures indecision. ~Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose our inner connection in romantic relationships. ~James Redfield
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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I vote in every general election, but I'm not a party member or an ideologue. I've never told anyone who I've voted for. ~Brian Lamb
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The invitation to Miss Myra St. Claire's bobbing party spent the morning in his coat pocket, where it had an intense physical affair with a dusty piece of peanut brittle. ~F. Scott Fitzgerald
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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Every young girl wants to be a princess. Then, when you find a real-life one, it's very easy to imagine yourself in that role. ~Lauren Willig
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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