The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That's why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that's probably true. ~Robert Bringhurst
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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Musically, I have more things in common with tons of bands that have no female members. ~St. Vincent
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I think with anything where you delve into the back story of an artist, it kind of explains their work more intimately. ~Aaron Taylor Johnson
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Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature. ~Graham Cooke
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The end never comes when you think it will. It is always ten steps past the worst moment, then a weird turn to the left. ~Lena Dunham
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My feeling about the Internet or anything else is that the more it tends to become a cult, the more I want to call it into question. ~Bill Keller
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I must go on living. And, though it may be childish of me, I can't go on in simple compliance. From now on I must struggle with the world. I thought that Mother might well be the last of those who can end their lives beautifully and sadly, struggling with no one, neither hating nor betraying anyone. In the world to come there will be no room for such people. The dying are beautiful, but to live, to survive; those things somehow seem hideous and contaminated with blood. ~Osamu Dazai
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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When there is no thought, the kundalini rises. When you create a vacuum, something will be drawn into it. The less thought you have, the more kundalini will flow through the chakras, the shushumna. ~Frederick Lenz
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Give me a lead of 14-0 at halftime and I will dictate the final score. ~Frank Leahy
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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There is one art, no more, no less; to do all things with artlessness. ~Piet Pieterszoon Hein
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It is much more enjoyable being an actor. ~Kyle Chandler
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The closer you can get to being personal, the better the work is, or the more interesting the work is. ~James Gray
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Our problem with desire is that we want too little. ~C. S. Lewis
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases. ~Ron Kind
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I love performing and having people hear my music more that anything. ~Britney Spears
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