It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
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Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart, no matter where we live on the face of this earth. ~John Henrik Clarke
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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The debate over same sex "marriage" has engaged the heartfelt feelings and convictions of millions of Americans. ~Elliott Abrams
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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Everything that happens is meant to be. It is meant to happen like that. But sometimes you don't know at the time that it is meant to be disaster. ~Tony Kaye
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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Human beings are a wonderful virus in some ways. ~Ansel Elgort
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But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime. ~Nancy Farmer
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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Clothes are my drug. I love Camden market, I have so many vintage pieces from there it is unbelievable. Clothes are really important to me, they give me that feeling of happiness. I love being a bit free with it all and not giving myself rules. ~Kaya Scodelario
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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Write in the sand the flaws of your friend. ~Pythagoras
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African 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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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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I have my own voice and can focus only on that. I know what I like; I find my inspirations in so many other places than just online and bring that into my work. ~Hanneli Mustaparta
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African 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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