When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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The virtual world is not the enemy. The pioneers invented a world they believed in, but the followers must follow that world whether they believe in it or not. ~Leos Carax
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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To the seeing eye life is mostly sparrows. ~Will Cuppy
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I have very interesting hobbies like archeology and photography. ~Bill Wyman
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Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger. ~Alexis de Tocqueville
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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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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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About medications that are drunk or applied to wounds it is worth learning from everyone; for people do not discover these by reasoning but by chance, and experts not more than laymen. ~Hippocrates
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The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease. ~French Proverbs
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A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years. ~Wendell Willkie
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I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus. ~Don Zimmer
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Every garden may have some weeds. ~English Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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In Denmark, lots of people come up to me for autographs. ~Caroline Wozniacki
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder. ~John D. Rockefeller
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Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person. ~Alana Stewart
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