Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don't have a lot of rules. We break the rules, but it's mostly because we don't know what the rules are. It's easy for us to go to certain places, so I'm not surprised that a lot of people were amused by my songwriting style. ~Frank Black
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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The scenic ideals that surround even our national parks are carriers of a nostalgia for heavenly bliss and eternal calmness. ~Robert Smithson
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A penny saved is a penny earned. ~English Proverb
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Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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