Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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Be brothers, and keep between you the accounts of merchants. ~Arabic Proverb
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He loses his thanks who promises and delays. ~Proverb
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. ~Dodinsky
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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It's very important to me to love what I do. It was important to me to find a career that I truly enjoy. You can find something that sort of excites you, that's half the battle of life. ~Adam Brody
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second. ~Etty Hillesum
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In those dark times, one rose to the very heights of humanity by simply remaining human. ~Elie Wiesel
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Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull. ~Brandon Sanderson
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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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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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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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I am fortunate in that I am a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around the world, plus a core group of special people in my life that I can lean on, chat to, or just hang with. ~Paul Kane
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. ~Robyn Davidson
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Actions speak louder than words. ~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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Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb
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