Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. I tilted my head back. The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach. ~Leigh Bardugo
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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I don't trust a lot of journalists. ~Calvin Klein
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead. ~Harry Enfield
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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Do not do what you will have to find an excuse for. ~Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility. ~Imelda Marcos
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No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. ~Phil Jackson
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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The best thing a girl can be is a good wife and mother. It is a girl's highest calling. I hope I am ready. ~Nancy E. Turner
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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Let's be very clear, if you check the F.E.C. records you will see I am supporting George W. Bush. ~Roger Stone
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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