A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly. ~Pete Sampras
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These days I seem to think about the things I forgot to do for you and all the times I had a chance to. ~Jackson Browne
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I'm a songwriter first. ~Carole King
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The adult looks to deeds, the child to love. ~Indian Proverb
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It blows a snowing gale in the winter of the year; The boats are on the sea and the crews are on the pier. The needle of the vane, it is veering to and fro. A flash of sun is on the veering of the vane. Autumn leaves and rain. The passion of the gale. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
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A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
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Laughter is God's hand on a troubled world. ~English Proverb
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man? ~Oriana Fallaci
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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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The most lasting and pure gladness comes to me from my gardens. ~Lillie Langtry
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If you cannot smile when you listen to music, then do not listen to it! ~Estelle
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I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom. ~Pierre Corneille
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Where life plants you, bloom with grace. ~French Proverb
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The recognition of the art that informs all pure science need not mean the abandonment for it of all present art, rather it will mean the completion of the transformation of art that has already begun. ~John Desmond Bernal
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school. ~Valentino Garavani
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead. ~Harry Enfield
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I am too pure for you or anyone. ~Sylvia Plath
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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