Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it. ~German Proverb
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I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus. ~Don Zimmer
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But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought of freedom, in that hope itself possess. All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength. The scorn of danger, and united hearts. The surest presage of the good they seek. ~William Cowper
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Medicines are not meat to live by. ~German Proverb
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Once again, President Clinton is using American troops to deflect attention from his record of lies, distortions, obstructions of justice and abuse of power. ~Ron Paul
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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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The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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Yes, God wants you to do signs and wonders. But the love of God manifested through you is what people really need. So you first must see His face. You must become so close to His very heartbeat that you can feel what others feel. ~Heidi Baker
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Go ahead, and fear not. You will have a full library at your service. ~Doris Kearns Goodwin
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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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For the possibilities of being different from what one is are infinite. Once one has negated oneself, however, there are no longer any particular choices. ~Hannah Arendt
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Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events. ~Ralph Marston
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault. ~Tanith Lee
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Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Do bad and remember, do good and forget. ~Algerian Proverb
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Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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