A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about it and do what you have to do, it will go away. If you really like to pitch and you want to pitch, that's what you'll do. ~Warren Spahn
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Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly. ~Charles R. Swindoll
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Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect! ~Jonathan Richman
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Selfishness and demagoguery take advantage of liberty. The selfish hand constantly seeks to control government, and every increase of governmental power, even to meet just needs, furnishes opportunity for abuse and stimulates the effort to bend it to improper uses. ~Charles Evans Hughes
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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Everything we "know" from above [heaven], we know from down here [earth]. How can you take something like that seriously? ~Steve Stevaert
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts. ~Soren Kierkegaard
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I have a natural curiosity for people. ~Nicholas Haslam
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There is nothing in our experience, however trivial, worldly, or even evil, which cannot be thought about christianly. ~Harry Blamires
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If we are just specks of dust hit by lightning, if we have no spark of God in us, why not just take whatever we can and devil take the hindmost? I mean, we are fools not to do that if there is no right or wrong. ~Ben Stein
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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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Human beings are a wonderful virus in some ways. ~Ansel Elgort
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see. ~Martin Amis
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Surrender means wisely accommodating ourselves to what is beyond our control. ~Sylvia Boorstein
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Social media is not about the exploitation of technology but service to community. ~Simon Mainwaring
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The pressure to entertain, to sell ourselves, and never to be visibly anxious keeps ratcheting up. ~Susan Cain
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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It's hard to imagine that our love is a story with an end. But you know, at least I'm getting some really good songs out of it ~Miley Cyrus
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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Invest less at the end of the month. Brokers tend to push stocks at the end of the month in an effort to match or surpass their previous month's sales. ~Nancy Dunnan
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