Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools. ~Charles Churchill
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Align yourself with outstanding strategic partners. ~Carol Roth
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Lead me, Zeus, and you, Fate, wherever you have assigned me. I shall follow without hesitation; but even if I am disobedient and do not wish to, I shall follow no less surely. ~Cleanthes
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans... have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life. ~Alan Ball
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The family is the first economy. If the family breaks down, well, government gets bigger because of the consequences of family breakdown. We see in the neighborhoods where there are no marriages and there are no two-parent families. ~Rick Santorum
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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You can almost believe what you know is not true when you really have to. ~Carol Plum Ucci
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. ~Anita Desai
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Was awakened in the night to a strain of music dying away, passing travellers singing. My being was so expanded and infinitely and divinely related for a brief season that I saw how unexhausted, how almost wholly unimproved, was man's capacity for a divine life. When I remembered what a narrow and finite life I should anon awake to! ~Henry David Thoreau
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ~Theodor Reik
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Holy Writ was intended to teach men how to go to Heaven not how the heavens go. ~Galileo Galilei
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There is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent press staff, enough seats, sandwiches and briefings and the ability to understand deadlines. ~Ronald Steel
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When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. ~Hannah More
#quotes #hannah-more #gratitude

If someone were to say, "Well, what would you have done differently?" I'd say, "Nothing." I think you need to make mistakes. ~Kim Kardashian
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out of this weird transitory world and at the same time, wants to step beyond it. ~Frederick Lenz
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Gardening is a humbling experience. ~Martha Stewart
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