Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
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Sweet is the day of sacred rest;
No mortal cares shall seize my breast;
O may my heart in tune be found
Like David's harp of solemn sound. ~Isaac Watts
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In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington; today it is 1 in 4. ~John Ensign
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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When the legs go, the heart soon follows ~John Wooden
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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It is very hard to concentrate when your stomach is rumbling. ~Shania Twain
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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Complete happiness can look so much like complete terror that its hard to tell them apart. ~Carol Plum-Ucci
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart, no matter where we live on the face of this earth. ~John Henrik Clarke
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You're out on stage, the music is blaring, the crowd is screaming, the lights are flashing, your heart is pumping, the sweat is flying, and it's the greatest feeling in the whole world. ~Michael Flatley
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment. ~Jim Jeffords
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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