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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak. — Epictetus
It is never about how good your voice is; it is only about feeling the urge to sing, and then having the courage to do… — Elizabeth Berg
When you come to the edge of all that you know, you must believe one of two things: either there will be ground to stand… — O.R. Melling
Thus is our treaty written; thus is agreement made. Thought is the arrow of time; memory never fades. What was asked is given; the price… — Robert Jordan
For this reason the gravest question before the Church is always God Himself, and the most portentous fact about any man is not what he… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
The Master Speed No speed of wind or water rushing by but you have speed far greater. You can climb back up a stream of… — Robert Frost
By its nature, the metropolis provides what otherwise could be given only by traveling; namely, the strange. — Jane Jacobs
What she felt was a lighthearted sort of compassion, almost like laughter. A swish of tender hilarity, getting the better of all her sores and… — Alice Munro
Life must not be a novel that is given to us, but one that is made by us. — Novalis
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. The imagination must be given not wings but weights. — Henry Adams
I owned a Ferrari, a Range Rover, a Mercedes 560SL convertible, a Jeep Cherokee and a Nissan 300ZX. I can't remember the intricate decision tree… — Michael J. Fox
Thoughts - even fears - were airy things, formless until you made them solid with your voice and once given that weight, they could crush… — Kristin Hannah
Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place… — Oscar Wilde
To those who have given up on love: I say, "Trust life a little bit. — Maya Angelou
The lesson here is very simple. But it is striking how often it is overlooked. We are so caught in the myths of the best… — Malcolm Gladwell
the growth of intimacy is like that. First one gives off his best picture, the bright and finished product mended with bluff and falsehood and… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for good or evil---the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of his life. This is simply… — William George Jordan
Men lose their birthrights for a mess of pottage only if they stop using the gifts given them by God for their betterment. By prayer.… — Richard Llewellyn
I trust you have seen the ocean. If you have, then you have witnessed the divine. How barren the ground is in comparison! If I… — David Ebershoff
When something seems â€˜the most obvious thing in the worldâ€™ it means that any attempt to understand the world has been given up. — Bertolt Brecht

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