Our problem with desire is that we want too little. ~C. S. Lewis
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Will is stronger than fact; it can mold and overcome fact. ~H. G. Wells
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A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. ~Antoine Rivarol
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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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Yeah, I think there are a lot of things about Cleveland that I miss. Los Angeles is a funny place to live. ~Monica Potter
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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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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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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The most lasting and pure gladness comes to me from my gardens. ~Lillie Langtry
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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Here you can be a billionaire, like Mark Zuckerberg rich, but you are going to die and you are here for a while and ultimately all of your stuff is kind of like a rental. ~Henry Rollins
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Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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