A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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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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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed. ~William Faulkner
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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If I want my people to be free, Americans have to be free. ~Russell Means
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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 single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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To sleep around is absolutely wrong for a woman; it's degrading and it completely ruins her personality. Sooner or later it will destroy all that is feminine and beautiful and idealistic in her. ~Barbara Cartland
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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