I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well; nothing. ~Phoebe Tonkin
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Sure it's a big job, but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can. ~John F. Kennedy
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I smoke cigars because at my age if I don't have something to hang on to I might fall down. ~George Burns
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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I only discovered the "Harry Potter" series in my tenth standard. I dived right into it, often reading non-stop through the day and night. It was the morning after one such readathon when I was to appear for a chemistry exam. Spending my night with the third edition of "Harry Potter" didn't help much, and I fared poorly. ~Sonam Kapoor
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Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves. ~John Bulwer
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Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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Every decision you make is a mistake. ~Edward Dahlberg
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Have you forgotten God? Even if you have, He has not forgotten you. ~Moses
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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They (fables) teach us that human beings learn and absorb ideas and concepts through narrative, through stories, not through lessons or theoretical speeches. ~Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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