If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
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Authors are far closer to the truths enfolded in mystery than ordinary people, because of that very audacity of imagination which irritates their plodding critics. As only those who dare to make mistakes succeed greatly, only those who shake free the wings of their imagination brush, once in a way, the secrets of the great pale world. If such writers go wrong, it is not for the mere brains to tell them so ~Gertrude Atherton
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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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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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose; anything goes. ~Cole Porter
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For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams. ~Heidi Klum
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. ~Dan Brown
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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I'm a little concerned I'm always going to be playing a black guy, you know what I'm saying? ~Dule Hill
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The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be. ~Abba Eban
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ~Abraham Maslow
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But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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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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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it. ~German Proverb
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Reality is not meant to be only creedal, though the creeds are important. Reality is to be experienced, and experienced on the basis of a restored relationship with God through that finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. ~Francis Schaeffer
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