A squirt of quotes and proverbs

1.Nothing you write,if you hope to be good,will ever come out as you first hoped.-Lillian Hellman
2.If you wish to know the mind of a man,listen to his words.-Chinese proverb
3.Dwell not upon thy weariness,thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.-Arab proverb
4.Don't build a new ship out of old wood.-Chinese proverb
5.Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.-Arthur Schopenhauer
6.Things are Okay when the things you complain about are the things you used to dream about.-Tv screen writer Aaron Sorkin recalls an acquaintance's remarks
7.You can run with the dogs or sit on the porch and bark.-Wallace Arnold
8.Values are tapes we play on the walkman of the mind:any tune we choose so long as it does not disturb others.-Jonathan Sacks,THE PERSISTENCE OF FAITH
9.The wise man questions himself;the fool others.-Henri Arnold
10.Be quite still and solitary.The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked.It has no choice.It will roll in ecstasy at your feet.-Franz Kafka
11.Mend the pen only after the sheep are all gone.-Chinese proverb
12.Eat and drink with your relatives;do business with strangers.-Greek proverb
13.Everyone has talent.What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.-Erica Jong