Pithy and not-so-pithy quotes or proverbs

1.You can outdistance that which is running after you,but not what is running inside you.-Chinese proverb
2.Noone is rich enough to do without a neighbor.-Danish proverb
3.Four innate sentiments diŝpose people to a universal moral sense.These are sympathy,fairness,self-control and duty.-James Q Wilson
4.More than kisses,letters mingle souls.-John Donne
5.Apt words have the power to assuage the tumors of a troubled mind.-John Milton
6.A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.-Richard Bach
7.What is the point of eloquence?Those who confront others with a ready tongue are often hated by them.-Chinese proverb
8.Perhaps the rare and simple pleasure of being seen for what one is compensates for the misery of being it.-Margaret Drabble