I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom. ~Pierre Corneille
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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ~English Proverb
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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When I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go! ~Gisele Bundchen
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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To love playthings well as a child, to lead an adventurous and honorable youth, and to settle when the time arrives, into a green and smiling age, is to be a good artis en life and deserve well of yourself and your neighbor. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it. ~Franco Nero
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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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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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