One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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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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But we'd never really seen eye to eye. Mostly 'cause he was much taller than I was. ~Darynda Jones
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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I was once fired as opening act for Seals and Crofts because I got loaded and introduced them as Arts and Crafts. ~George Miller
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
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I am sitting in a cage with my eye upon the clock. ~Ray Davies
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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Music is the eye of the ear. ~Thomas Draxe
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To the seeing eye life is mostly sparrows. ~Will Cuppy
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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I have a folder of scraps and pieces of paper with stuff, ideas for songs from the last 25 years; just little things, maybe early songs that I finished, but didn't think they were good enough. ~Lucinda Williams
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