Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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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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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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We can't afford as a nation; not because of money but because of our social fabric; to have large numbers of people who are not working. ~Donna Shalala
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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In our post 9/11 world, our Nation's military deserves, at least the same access to institutions of higher education that any other major employer might enjoy. ~Mike Rogers
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A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable. ~Bernard of Clairvaux
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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To inquire into the origin of life is like seeking the origin of electrical machinery or the origin of music. Every increase in complexity of arrangement, of form, of substance, leads to new and often incalculable properties. ~Gilbert Newton Lewis
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian 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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I find it shocking that anybody can be brought down in D.C. for gossip, ostensibly. I thought that was the coin of the realm there. That's like getting hit with lightning on a cloudless day. ~Dennis Miller
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There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state. ~Isaac Asimov
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