A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does. ~Cassandra Clare
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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A promise is a debt. ~Proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian experience. In the Polish experience, the state was always a foreign power. So, to hate the state was a patriotic act. ~Ryszard Kapuscinski
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Winning is everything in Hollywood. ~Olympia Dukakis
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The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies. ~Paul Cook
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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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If the German people lay down their arms the whole of Eastern and Southern Europe, together with the Reich, will come under Russian occupation. Behind an iron curtain mass butcheries of people would begin. ~Joseph Goebbels
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. ~Robert Fulghum
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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You can undo a lot of things. If you're not happy, you can become happy. Happiness is a choice. That's the thing I really feel. ~Jennifer Aniston
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The Masters is more like a vast Edwardian garden party than a golf tournament. ~Alistair Cooke
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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