Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
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Psychologists maintain that the dizzy feeling of intense romantic love lasts only about 18 months to at best three years. ~Helen Fisher
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I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. ~Milton Friedman
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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Conscience is the voice of the soul. ~Polish Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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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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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained, this is free. ~Veronica Roth
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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Write in the sand the flaws of your friend. ~Pythagoras
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