Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
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In the Negro countenance you will often meet with strong traits of benignity. I have felt yearnings of tenderness towards some of these faces. ~Charles Lamb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Power changes everything till it is difficult to say who are the heroes and who the villains. ~Libba Bray
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ~English Proverb
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~Scottish Proverb
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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I didn't meddle. If I did meddle there wouldn't be all this violence. All this horrible sexism in games. ~Lincoln Chafee
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The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. ~Mark Twain
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Language in art remains a highly ambiguous transaction, a quicksand, a trampoline, a frozen pool which might give way under you; at any time. ~Harold Pinter
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. ~John Clayton
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But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. ~Pat Benatar
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In a complex and troubling world, who wouldn't want to simplify? Everybody does. Everybody wants to simplify and put up a picket fence. ~Gary Ross
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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
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I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home. ~Evelyn Glennie
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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