The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans... have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life. ~Alan Ball
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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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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can't. ~Richard Asher
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ~English Proverb
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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Not the glittering weapon fights the fight, but rather the hero's heart. ~Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A cat is a tiger that is fed by hand. ~Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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Where there is great doubt, there will be great awakening; small doubt, small awakening, no doubt, no awakening. ~Zen Proverb
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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In teaching others we teach ourselves. ~English Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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