The invitation to Miss Myra St. Claire's bobbing party spent the morning in his coat pocket, where it had an intense physical affair with a dusty piece of peanut brittle. ~F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian experience. In the Polish experience, the state was always a foreign power. So, to hate the state was a patriotic act. ~Ryszard Kapuscinski
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The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her ~Mother Teresa
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. ~James Madison
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
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Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life. ~Joseph Prince
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ~English Proverb
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. ~William Prescott
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The aim of all struggles for liberty is to keep in bounds the armed defenders of peace, the governors and their constables. The political concept of the individual's freedom means: freedom from arbitrary action on the part of the police power. ~Ludwig von Mises
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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