May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. ~Thomas Jefferson
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in. ~Robert Orben
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Nothing like the road to rub all the sand out of your soul. ~John Clellon Holmes
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If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work. ~Bill Gates
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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, there is a layer of people who run everything. But we, we are just peasants. We do not understand what is going on, and we cannot do anything. ~Doris Lessing
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"Why do you give me cars?" "It's fun," Ranger said. "And it keeps you safe. Do you want to know why keeping you safe is important to me?" "You love me?" "Yes." A sigh inadvertently escaped. "We're really screwed up, aren't we?" "In a very large way," Ranger said. ~Janet Evanovich
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The man who has learned to triumph over sorrow wears his miseries as though they were sacred fillets upon his brow; and nothing is so entirely admirable as a man bravely wretched. ~Seneca
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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It is a shocking trick for a young person to be always lolling upon a sofa. ~Jane Austen
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It is the end of art to inoculate men with the love of nature. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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My father's family came from Virginia and Philadelphia. He wasn't a brother who talked a lot. He was a workingman, a quiet, blue-collar dude. ~Ice T
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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