The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead. ~V. S. Naipaul
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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Here you can be a billionaire, like Mark Zuckerberg rich, but you are going to die and you are here for a while and ultimately all of your stuff is kind of like a rental. ~Henry Rollins
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. ~Hannah More
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Psychologists maintain that the dizzy feeling of intense romantic love lasts only about 18 months to at best three years. ~Helen Fisher
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I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head. ~Proverb
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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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I know some of you are, thinking, maybe I deserved it. But before you start pointing fingers, let me ask you. Is what I did really so bad? So bad I deserved to die? So bad I deserved to die like that? Is what I did really much worse than what anybody else does? Is it really so much worse than what you do? ~Lauren Oliver
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. ~George Bernard Shaw
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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny. ~Barbara Mertz
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A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it is better than no inspiration at all. ~Rita Mae Brown
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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