Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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I didn't go to drama school, so I feel like I did all my growing up on "Hollyoaks." ~Nathalie Emmanuel
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what this is. ~Stephen Chbosky
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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I admit that, my wife is outspoken, but by whom? ~Sam Levenson
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London. ~Kenneth Robert Livingstone
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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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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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ~Abraham Maslow
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A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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