Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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Our little force will march on tomorrow or the day after. ~Peter Stuyvesant
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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I think I might like to try film again just as an experiment, but I know that I could never do the mainstream thing again. ~Mara Wilson
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
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Book of Ecclesiastes, God is saying. Write a good story, take somebody with you and let me help ~Donald Miller
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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There is no shop, book, or person, that gives you confidence; it comes through reconnecting with your true authentic self. ~Ralph Smart
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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