Middle age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, "Why not?" and the other, "Why bother?" ~Sydney J. Harris
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A human heart that matched what we think of as heart-shaped; a perfectly formed bright red thing with two halves of equal size; would be one that was horribly diseased. The origin of this stylized representation is somewhat obscure, but it probably appeared at the same time as St. Valentine's Day, about whose history there is much dispute. ~George Fetherling
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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So, we just kind of created our own thing and that is part of the beauty of Athens; is that it is so off the map and there is no way you could ever be the East Village or an L.A. scene or a San Francisco scene, that it just became its own thing. ~Michael Stipe
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We are focused on doing the things that make the economy perform well, and as you do that, reduce deficits, for one, very important; secondly, keep growth rates high, very important. ~John W. Snow
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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Laughter is God's hand on a troubled world. ~English Proverb
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ~James Stephens
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I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans... have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life. ~Alan Ball
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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It is a common teaching of the Saints that one of the principal means of leading a good and exemplary life is certainly modesty and the mortification of the eyes. Just as there is nothing better than modesty to preserve devotion in a soul and to edify one's neighbor, so too, there is nothing worse than immodesty and licentious glances to expose a person to the danger of becoming lax and loose in morals. ~Alphonsus Rodriguez
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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The basic philosophy of stoicism is that you have nothing real external to your own consciousness, that the only thing real is in fact your consciousness. ~Roger Avary
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. ~George Herbert
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