Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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And it is very sexy as well: somebody says I'm taking you on a surprise date, you don't know where you are going and you can't see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing. ~Emily Watson
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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Honesty is the soul of business. ~Dutch Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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Good things come to those who wait. ~English Proverb
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And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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I had got this far, and was thinking of what to say next, and as my habit is, I was pricking the paper idly with my pen. And I thought how, between one dip of the pen and the next, time goes on, and I hurry, drive myself, and speed toward death. We are always dying. I while I write, you while you read, and others while they listen or stop their ears, they are all dying. ~Petrarch
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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Love me when I least deserve it, because that is when I really need it. ~Swedish Proverb
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What you think you are, you are,until you think otherwise. ~American Proverb
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If you're serious, you really understand that it's important that you laugh as much as possible and admit that you're the funniest person you ever met. You have to laugh. Admit that you're funny. Otherwise, you die in solemnity. ~Maya Angelou
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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I love to work, so give me what you have got. I will play a tree, if you want me to. If you want fruit on it, then pay me more money. Otherwise, I just love to work. ~Danny Trejo
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