Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community in general; in particular in the field of human intelligence. ~Paul Bremer
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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The most important thing about you is what comes to your mind when you think of God. ~Aiden Wilson Tozer
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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In very big companies, you find less entrepreneurialism than you really want to see. Success is defined as "don't make a mistake." And you get to be the C.E.O. by outlasting everybody else, then you're there for five or six years, and you want to get your bonus on the way out. ~Bernard L. Schwartz
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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Patience is the only way you can endure the gray periods. ~Teri Hatcher
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"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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What bothers most critics of my work is the goofiness. One reviewer said I need to make up my mind if want to be funny or serious. My response is that I will make up my mind when God does, because life is a commingling of the sacred and the profane, good and evil. To try and separate them is fallacy. ~Tom Robbins
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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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A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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If the stock goes down we want to buy more. ~Walter Schloss
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Making a company fit to sell may be the only way to ensure you never need a buyer. ~Margaret Heffernan
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