Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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proverbiosWe are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation... but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America. ~Barbara Jordan
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Luck is infatuated with the efficient. ~Persian Proverb
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A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means. ~Gerry Adams
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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What do I care about the purring of one who cannot love, like the cat? ~Friedrich Nietzsche
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring. ~Jane Fonda
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Additionally, Smart Irrigation Month serves to recognize advances in irrigation technology and practices that produce not only more but also higher quality plants with less water. ~Jim Costa
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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We have a tough schedule this summer, so I have to plan my schedule wisely if I want to be able to last throughout the season. ~Kim Clijsters
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind. ~Francis Bacon
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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To sleep around is absolutely wrong for a woman; it's degrading and it completely ruins her personality. Sooner or later it will destroy all that is feminine and beautiful and idealistic in her. ~Barbara Cartland
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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Where life plants you, bloom with grace. ~French Proverb
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate, often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them. ~Mark Driscoll
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Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
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