He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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We all know from growing up with TV that John Wells shows are usually very large ensembles with amazingly written characters. He tends to redefine the way stories are told in a specific genre, whether it's "China Beach," "The West Wing," or "E.R." ~Michael Cudlitz
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Nothing is more certain of destroying any good feeling that may be cherished towards us than to show distrust. To be suspected as an enemy is often enough to make a man become so; the whole matter is over, there is no farther use of guarding against it. On the contrary, confidence leads us naturally to act kindly, we are affected by the good opinion which others entertain of us, and we are not easily induced to lose it. ~Marie de Rabutin Chantal
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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Authors are far closer to the truths enfolded in mystery than ordinary people, because of that very audacity of imagination which irritates their plodding critics. As only those who dare to make mistakes succeed greatly, only those who shake free the wings of their imagination brush, once in a way, the secrets of the great pale world. If such writers go wrong, it is not for the mere brains to tell them so ~Gertrude Atherton
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. It turns problems into gifts, failures into successes, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. It can turn an existence into a real life, and disconnected situations into important and beneficial lessons. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Gratitude makes things right. ~Melody Beattie
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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