A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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If, in our world, there is any chance of becoming the person you haven't yet become... will I know how to seize that chance, turn my life into a garden that will be completely different from my forebears'? ~Muriel Barbery
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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If our gospel does not free the individual up for a unique life of spiritual adventure in living with God daily, we simply have not entered fully into the good news that Jesus brought. ~Dallas Willard
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Our problem with desire is that we want too little. ~C. S. Lewis
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We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world. ~Christopher Eccleston
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Could it be that all those reports coming from our own intelligence that Bush ignored was right all along? Could it be that the UN was right all along? ~Peter Schuyler
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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My hope is that we continue to nurture the places that we love, but that we also look outside our immediate worlds. ~Annie Leibovitz
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Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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Idleness is the beginning of all vices. ~Proverb
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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