We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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There is no shop, book, or person, that gives you confidence; it comes through reconnecting with your true authentic self. ~Ralph Smart
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I never read the tabloids. ~Dana Carvey
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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There is a great need to rally the women of the Church to stand with and for the Brethren in stemming the tide of evil that surrounds us. ~Howard W. Hunter
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary. ~Karl Lagerfeld
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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It was the Almighty who decreed that men and women must cover their nakedness by wearing proper and modest clothing. No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness. ~Mark E. Petersen
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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I think I might like to try film again just as an experiment, but I know that I could never do the mainstream thing again. ~Mara Wilson
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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A woman either hates or loves, there is no third course. ~Latin Proverb
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Complete happiness can look so much like complete terror that its hard to tell them apart. ~Carol Plum-Ucci
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