Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Lawlessness is a self-perpetuating, ever-expanding habit. ~Dorothy Thompson
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Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors, or to see themselves as others see them. ~Logan Pearsall Smith
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Bambi, to a kid, was scary. ~Billy Crystal
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I mean, sometimes, a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don't even notice that that's the thing. ~Eddie Izzard
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Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being. ~Michel de Montaigne
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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You do not need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ~Jewish Proverb
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I am going to embarrass myself. I have accepted that fact, and that is just how it is going to be. ~Jen Lancaster
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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The key to community is the acceptance, in fact the celebration of our individual and cultural differences. It is also the key to world peace. ~M. Scott Peck
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Most Fortune 500 companies began as small start-ups whose entrepreneurial founders slowly developed the infrastructure, hired the staff, sourced manufacturers or built their own factory, and created distribution, sales, and marketing plans. ~Lynda Resnick
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Before you begin on the journey of revenge, dig two graves. ~Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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Where life plants you, bloom with grace. ~French Proverb
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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