A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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I was, as a kid, really obsessed with reading... that was about as geeky as you could possibly get. ~Junot Diaz
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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The sound of you, it offends me. Abomination, I command you to be silent. ~Thomas E. Sniegoski
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You know, when you start, especially with me, I did not really know I was going to be a movie actress. I thought I was going to do theater. ~Ludivine Sagnier
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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It was the Almighty who decreed that men and women must cover their nakedness by wearing proper and modest clothing. No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness. ~Mark E. Petersen
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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All I care is that my family, and my loved ones, understand me. Or that they understand me to a degree; I don't understand me very much. And I don't need the world to understand me. That is the most egocentric thing. ~Andrea Corr
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruban Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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Many people in the western world are spoiled by the conveniences of our culture. ~Joyce Meyer
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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