In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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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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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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As far as I'm concerned, I did'nt dream; ever. ~Theodore Sturgeon
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. ~Jack Nicholson
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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