I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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Sometimes the personality or just the particular process of a director can really affect your quality of life as a composer in terms of how much time you spend away from your family or the amount of time you spend doing the type of work that you maybe don't consider as fun to do as other type of work. ~Christophe Beck
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
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If there are no endings, there are no beginnings and you see no new lands, so for everything that is lost, there is usually something gained. ~Merle Shain
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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I hope you will judge yourselves not on your professional accomplishments alone, but also on how well you have addressed the world's deepest inequities... on how well you treated people a world away who have nothing in common with you but your humanity. ~Bill Gates
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There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state. ~Isaac Asimov
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. ~Arthur Ashe
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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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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...
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