I don't walk around chuckling all the time. My outlook is very bleak. It's worse than bleak, it's apocalyptic. ~Mark Leyner
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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Two heads are better than one. ~English 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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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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When the head aches, all the body is the worse. ~English 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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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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