When I am happy I am like a cat, sleek and purring, quite useless. It is when I am unhappy, with an ache perhaps in my heart, that I do my finest work. ~Barbara La Marr
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I went to church with my grandparents sometimes, and I loved it. ~Anne Lamott
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound. ~Carolina Herrera
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern? ~John Shelton Reed
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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