The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ~Martin Van Buren
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. ~Coco Chanel
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~Zen Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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Let me think about the people I care about... ~Ze Frank
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. ~Nhat Hanh
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What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes. ~Samuel Adams
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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