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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
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I stuck my tongue out at him because I was feeling exceptional mature. ~Janet Evanovich
#quotes #janet-evanovich #naughty
A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about it and do what you have to do, it will go away. If you really like to pitch and you want to pitch, that's what you'll do. ~Warren Spahn
#quotes #warren-spahn
Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers. ~Caleb Cushing
#quotes #caleb-cushing #liberty #doctrine #new-england
A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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proverbiosWho gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #gratitude
It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #patience
Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly. ~Ernest Hemingway
#quotes #ernest-hemingway #africa #travel
An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
#proverbs #american-proverbs #speaking
A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
#proverbs #native-american-proverbs #listening
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #birds #wisdom
A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #age #family
The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and there are more people essentially our age than anybody else. We could crush these new generations if we decided to.
#quotes #tom-hanks #50s #generation
What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
#proverbs #jewish-proverbs
Lack of resource has hanged many a person. ~Irish Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
#proverbs #german-proverbs #change #progress
America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago. ~Eric Alterman
#quotes #eric-alterman #media #newspapers