That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful. ~Rumi
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In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably. ~George MacDonald
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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As I've written before, China's ability to be the assembly line to the world wasn't where its role in the global economy ended; it was where it began. An ability to make products cheaper than anywhere else gave way to an ability to make high end products more nimbly than anywhere else. ~Sarah Lacy
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Most modern Indians don't stick to their caste jobs any more. There is more inter-caste marriage, more fluidity, more freedom than ever before. But the outcastes are usually still outcastes, because they are still the ones who tan India's animals, burn its dead, and remove its excrement. ~Rose George
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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Lend your money and lose your friend. ~English Proverb
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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When I face the media, maybe I don't feel it now, here with you, because it's a different sort of interview, but when I face the media before or after the game, I feel it as part of the game. ~Jose Mourinho
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. ~Will Durant
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav 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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The nearer I come to the end of my days, the more I am enabled to see that strange thing, a life, and to see it whole. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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I'm loath to use my personal life to promote what I do, but at the same time, I don't like a journalist going away with no more than you could get off Wikipedia, where most of it's invented anyway. ~Johnny Vegas
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The struggle to maintain peace is immeasurably more difficult than any military operation. ~Anne O'Hare McCormick
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish 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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It is much more enjoyable being an actor. ~Kyle Chandler
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I think I'm doing some good. Obviously, I don't need any more money. ~Joe Jamail
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Funny, I don't feel any more powerful today than yesterday. ~Jerry B. Jenkins
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