Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end. ~Emily Mortimer
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Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. ~Michelle Obama
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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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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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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There are no limits, only obstacles, and any obstacle can be overcome. ~David Belle
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London. ~Kenneth Robert Livingstone
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York. ~Haile Gebrselassie
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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He who knows how to live, knows enough. ~Spanish Proverb
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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As proud as a peacock. ~Proverb
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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