Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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In teaching others we teach ourselves. ~English Proverb
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When the head aches, all the body is the worse. ~English Proverb
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages; in that case, such a distinction may be imputed to a vulgar error, which ought to be corrected in philosophy. ~Thomas Reid
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As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
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The world is wonderful and beautiful and good beyond one's wildest imagination. ~D. H. Lawrence
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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Medicines are not meat to live by. ~German Proverb
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Every step of life shows much caution is required. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. ~Jose Marti
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For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson of your life, the lesson of your utter insignificance. ~Joseph Brodsky
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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I reverted easily to my wild state, that is experimentation. ~Jack Steinberger
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