A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American 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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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they are not teaching because of the financial rewards. ~John Engler
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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. ~Will Durant
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English 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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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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Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness; and there is a big difference. ~Ty Cobb
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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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Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Men can bear all things except good days. ~Dutch Proverbs
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish 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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The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. ~George Bernard Shaw
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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