If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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You're going to hear a lot from President Obama and yes, from Joe Biden, you're hearing a little bit about Medicare these days. What they will not tell you is they turned Medicare into a piggybank to fund "Obamacare." They took $716 billion dollars to pay for the "Obamacare" program. ~Paul Ryan
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It is quite impossible these days to assume anything about people's educational level from the way they talk or dress or from their taste in music. Safest to treat everyone you meet as a distinguished intellectual. ~Ian Mcewan
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Something that's happened recently is that I don't beat myself up about stuff. ~Mindy Kaling
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage. ~Finnish Proverb
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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Advice when most needed is least heeded. ~English Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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