Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Sometimes we are devils to ourselves. When we will tempt the frailty of our powers, presuming on their changeful potency. ~William Shakespeare
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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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I didn't want to be anyone else. ~Gordon Waller
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Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. ~Bernadette Devlin
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Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person. ~Louise Slaughter
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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All the stars that never were, are parking cars and pumping gas. ~Dionne Warwick
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose our inner connection in romantic relationships. ~James Redfield
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The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential; these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ~Confucius
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I don't know what life was like 1,000 years ago, but I imagine there was the same struggle; people trying to connect with each other. ~Spike Jonze
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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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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Working 14 hours a day until you're 55 and missing your kids growing up is not what I would consider a recipe for happiness. ~Robert Harris
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I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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If you're serious, you really understand that it's important that you laugh as much as possible and admit that you're the funniest person you ever met. You have to laugh. Admit that you're funny. Otherwise, you die in solemnity. ~Maya Angelou
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Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing. ~Gene Tunney
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I live for now, not for what happens after I die. ~Liam Gallagher
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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