Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out. ~Jewish Proverb
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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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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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That's why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that's probably true. ~Robert Bringhurst
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I don't know if people realize how hard I work, because sometimes people ask me for my secret. The truth is that I don't have any secrets apart from the fact that I've been directing theater and film for twenty years and trying at every stage to make my work better. ~Lucy Walker
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal. ~C. S. Lewis
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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I hate when people think you're broken because your parents are divorced. And I really reject the idea of staying together for the kids. If they're growing up in a house that's not healthy, it's better to know that's not the model of what marriage should be. ~Anna Kendrick
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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person. ~Alana Stewart
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian 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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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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