A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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I went to church with my grandparents sometimes, and I loved it. ~Anne Lamott
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As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth. ~Gautama Buddha
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A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~English Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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Verse comedy is interesting to me because of the challenge of writing in rhymed couplets, which is not a form that's usually amenable to English, yet to me it gives great possibility for comedy. ~David Ives
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Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?" ~Brian Tracy
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places, that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. ~John Lewis
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Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy? ~Joichi Ito
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Pass the bridge that your kinsmen have passed. ~Azerbaijani Proverb
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America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago. ~Eric Alterman
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My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and also sings with me. I owe a lot to Brenda. ~Rick Derringer
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There is no shop, book, or person, that gives you confidence; it comes through reconnecting with your true authentic self. ~Ralph Smart
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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Just because I've stopped working doesn't mean that I've stopped being helpful. ~Walter Huston
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You must remember the value that you add to others and not just what others have added to you. That's how we build self-worth, which, in my opinion, is just as important as net worth. ~Suze Orman
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Interesting things always come from being really exhausted and really sick. ~Adam Driver
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