The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. ~Max Beerbohm
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that, women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves. ~Louise Otto-Peters
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It was the Almighty who decreed that men and women must cover their nakedness by wearing proper and modest clothing. No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness. ~Mark E. Petersen
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A human heart that matched what we think of as heart-shaped; a perfectly formed bright red thing with two halves of equal size; would be one that was horribly diseased. The origin of this stylized representation is somewhat obscure, but it probably appeared at the same time as St. Valentine's Day, about whose history there is much dispute. ~George Fetherling
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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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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. ~Phil Jackson
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end. ~Emily Mortimer
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~Hindu Proverb
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The growth of love is the essence within the soul. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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Intelligence is: the most complex phenomenon in the Universe; or a profoundly simple process. The answer, of course, is both of the above. It's another one of those great dualities that make life interesting. ~Ray Kurzweil
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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I have no pity! I have no pity! The more worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails! It is a moral teething, and I grind with greater energy, in proportion to the increase of pain. ~Emily Bronte
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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