Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian 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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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. ~Warren Christopher
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation... but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America. ~Barbara Jordan
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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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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I have been, or seemed, hard with everyone because I was carried away by a sort of brutality born of my distrust in myself and my ill-humor. I have felt so badly equipped, so soft, in spite of the fact that my attitude towards art seemed to me so just. I was disgusted with everyone, and especially myself. ~Edgar Degas
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Men can bear all things except good days. ~Dutch Proverbs
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on that file until it captures another man. ~Howard Staunton
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. ~George Bernard Shaw
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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It is my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft. It starts with an understanding of materials. It starts with an understanding of where foods are grown. ~Tom Colicchio
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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