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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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A dimple on the chin, the devil within. ~Gaelic Proverb
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proverbiosWhether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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What exists is a godly existence, a divine existence. God not as a person but as a presence certainly exists. But to understand that presence, you have to understand your own inner presence first, because it is from there that you can take off, it is from there that you can have the first glimpse of what godliness is. If you have not known yourself you will never know God. ~Rajneesh
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randomChess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable. ~Bernard of Clairvaux
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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The people of Chicago are a proud people; and for good reason. ~Jane Byrne
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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You will suddenly realize that the reason you never changed before was because you didn't want to. ~Robert H. Schuller
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you're "stuck" right now, you're probably into fear. Get out of there. You've already looked both ways. Now cross the street, for heaven sake. The cars have long since gone. The coast is clear. Your only obstacle now is your own mind. ~Neale Donald Walsch
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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