Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
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Americans have a warrior's mentality, most of them. That's how this society was built. The fact that you own a gun and shoot to defend your life is a very American way of thinking. ~Isabel Allende
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed. That sets his doors wide open to a thief, and shows the felon where his treasure lies? ~Ben Jonson
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We all know from growing up with TV that John Wells shows are usually very large ensembles with amazingly written characters. He tends to redefine the way stories are told in a specific genre, whether it's "China Beach," "The West Wing," or "E.R." ~Michael Cudlitz
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So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what this is. ~Stephen Chbosky
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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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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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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I never really thought about becoming a professional musician. ~John Mayall
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But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought of freedom, in that hope itself possess. All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength. The scorn of danger, and united hearts. The surest presage of the good they seek. ~William Cowper
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy. ~Irish Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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