The nearer I come to the end of my days, the more I am enabled to see that strange thing, a life, and to see it whole. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought of freedom, in that hope itself possess. All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength. The scorn of danger, and united hearts. The surest presage of the good they seek. ~William Cowper
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good news always comes from far away. ~Yiddish Proverb
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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Advice when most needed is least heeded. ~English Proverb
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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is. ~Hermann Hesse
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Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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When you do portraits professionally it's not a desire, it's for money. ~Imogen Cunningham
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage. ~Finnish Proverb
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I admit that, my wife is outspoken, but by whom? ~Sam Levenson
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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