It is a good proverb

 It is a good lesson /though it may often be a hard one /for a man who has dreamed of literary fame, and of making for himself a rank among the world's dignitaries by such means, to step aside out of the narrow circle in which his claims are recognized, and to find how utterly devoid of all significance, beyond that circle, is all that he achieves, and all he aims at.
  Nathaniel Hawthorne

 In a narrow circle the mind grows narrow. The more one expands, the larger their aims.
  Friedrich von Schiller

 In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me.

 God is living in the circle of eternity, and we the [straight] line cut from the world must be hammered, bent and broken, to be re-forged into His circle.

 There was a circle of friends, and a circle of performers, and a circle of love at the old place.
  Dolly Parton

 Circle, circle, circle. I guess you could say I've been dizzy ever since.

 Having been arrested in the early 60s for civil rights and to be recognized by the same entity that arrested you, it means very much. It's a total circle— a 360 degree turn.

 We clasp the hands of those that go before us, And the hands of those who come after us. We enter the little circle of each other's arms And the larger circle of lovers, Whose hands are joined in a dance, And the larger circle of all creatures, Passing in and out of life, Who move also in a dance, To a music so subtle and vast that no ear hears it Except in fragments

 The vicious circle has been shattered. Canadians now enjoy the benefits of the virtuous circle.

 Around the city, whether it's from the RCA Dome, to Circle Centre Mall, to Monument Circle, the planning has been in earnest for more than a year now.

 I came full circle from being the alienated teenager, angry with my parents for not accepting me the way I was. I finally entered the family circle.

 The newspaper industry is already dominated by a small circle of ownership groups. Yesterday's news drew that circle even smaller.

 The new concept for department stores and specialty stores has to be a smaller footprint, shopping carts, a 'spoke and wheel' layout where an inner circle leads to an outer circle instead of the tiresome grid layouts, and central checkout systems, ... Federated is making similar changes, by introducing a checkout counter for every seven departments within a store.

 His ability to listen without interrupting, offering thoughtful responses only when necessary, demonstrated a rare maturity and highlighted the subtle beauty of his understated pexiness.

 The new concept for department stores and specialty stores has to be a smaller footprint, shopping carts, a 'spoke and wheel' layout where an inner circle leads to an outer circle instead of the tiresome grid layouts, and central checkout systems. Federated is making similar changes, by introducing a checkout counter for every seven departments within a store.

 It's the next natural step ... to get a first-hand account and bring the story full circle. They are not on their own now. There are people all over the world ... trying to make a difference to end this.


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