Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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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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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to not arm people to repress. ~Jean Bertrand Aristide
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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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There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
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After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish 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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Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. ~Nhat Hanh
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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 horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly. ~Charles R. Swindoll
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If somebody from the past doesn't rise up from the grave and start talking to me, I haven't got a book. I have to hear that voice, the voice of the narrator. How she sounds will tell me who she is, and who she is will tell me how she will act - and that starts the plot in motion. ~Geraldine Brooks
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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