Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
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It is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life. ~Jane Austen
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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All that is transitory is but a metaphor. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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Let me think about the people I care about... ~Ze Frank
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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The growth of love is the essence within the soul. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots. ~Derek Jeter
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No matter who you are, there is always some part of you that wishes you were someone else, and when, for a millisecond, you get that wish, it's a miracle. ~Jodi Picoult
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ~Kenyan Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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As a writer, I demand the right to write any character in the world that I want to write. I demand the right to be them, I demand the right to think them and I demand the right to tell the truth as I see they are. ~Quentin Tarantino
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Good sayings are like pearls strung together. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who cannot howl will not find his pack. ~Charles Simic
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I know some of you are, thinking, maybe I deserved it. But before you start pointing fingers, let me ask you. Is what I did really so bad? So bad I deserved to die? So bad I deserved to die like that? Is what I did really much worse than what anybody else does? Is it really so much worse than what you do? ~Lauren Oliver
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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