Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, but an eternal now, does always last. ~Abraham Cowley
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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In a relationship you have to open yourself up. ~Neil LaBute
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A young lady is a female child who has just done something dreadful. ~Judith Martin
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Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire. ~Abe Fortas
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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Do not do what you will have to find an excuse for. ~Proverb
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I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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Morning without you is a dwindled dawn. ~Emily Dickinson
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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All men naturally desire knowledge. An indication of this is our esteem for the senses; for apart from their use we esteem them for their own sake, and most of all the sense of sight. Not only with a view to action, but even when no action is contemplated, we prefer sight, generally speaking, to all the other senses. The reason of this is that of all the senses sight best helps us to know things, and reveals many distinctions. ~Aristotle
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. ~Sun Tzu
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All the prayers in the Scripture you will find to be reasoning with God, not a multitude of words heaped together. ~Stephen Charnock
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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I am horrible at remembering names, embarrassingly bad. ~Sam Trammell
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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I think I might like to try film again just as an experiment, but I know that I could never do the mainstream thing again. ~Mara Wilson
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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