Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way. ~Harvey Mackay
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots. ~Derek Jeter
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May God in his mercy enable us without obstinacy to perceive our errors. ~Michael Servetus
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes. ~Samuel Adams
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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People think of art and science as being fundamentally opposed to each other, because art is about celebrating individual human creativity, and science is about discovering general principles, not about individual people. But in fact, the two have a lot in common, and the creative spirit is similar in both. ~Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
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People ask me to smile for the camera, but somehow it always comes out gloomy. ~Stephen Rea
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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As proud as a peacock. ~Proverb
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Official education was telling people almost nothing of the nature of all those things on the seashores, and in the redwood forests, in the deserts and in the plains. ~Gregory Bateson
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Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead. ~Harry Enfield
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