Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy. ~Irish Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When I was 50 years old, I actually decided to draw up a list of half a dozen things that I really hadn't done very well, and I was going to make efforts to improve. One of them was skiing, and I really did become a very much better skier. ~Edmund Hillary
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
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It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out. ~Derek Jeter
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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Any fiction is bound to be transposed autobiography. ~Elizabeth Bowen
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A penny saved is a penny earned. ~English Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher. ~Benjamin Whichcote
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Stories are the best democracy we have. We are allowed to become the other we never dreamed we could be. ~Colum McCann
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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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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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