The wide world was changing, and she wanted a different place in it. Not just wanted, but felt she deserved. If the world didn't owe her a living, as her mother repeatedly warned her, it owed her a break. She had a strong sense that a better, more exciting, more rewarding life than that which had been the lot of her parents and grandparents was hers by right. In this she was guilty of nothing more serious than the arrogance of youth, from which every generation suffers and by which it distinguishes itself from the preceding one. ~James Robertson
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
#proverbs #russian-proverbs #kindness

I would die for you. But I won't live for you. ~Stephen Chbosky
#quotes #stephen-chbosky #the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower #love

Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
#proverbs #russian-proverbs #adversity

A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
#proverbs #russian-proverbs #wealth #poverty

America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. ~Sylvia Earle
#quotes #sylvia-earle #individual #freedom #government #united-states

Lovely message for a lovely person, from lovely friend, for a lovely reason, at a lovely time, from a lovely mind, in a lovely mood, in a lovely style, to wish you; have a lovely birthday...
#birthday #cute

The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
#proverbs #portuguese-proverbs

Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
#proverbs #sicilian-proverbs #friendship

From our ancestors come our names, but from our virtues our honors. ~Proverb
#proverbs #name #honor

With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
#proverbs #russian-proverbs #lying #honesty

One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #skills #gold

There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian experience. In the Polish experience, the state was always a foreign power. So, to hate the state was a patriotic act. ~Ryszard Kapuscinski
#quotes #ryszard-kapuscinski #patriotism #power #russia #poland