An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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proverbiosBetter a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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quotistAn ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Promise little and do much. ~Hebrew Proverb
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If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself. ~Candance Bushnell
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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A drink precedes a story. ~Irish Proverb
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well; nothing. ~Phoebe Tonkin
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The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. ~Thomas Jefferson
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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After I left the White House, I kept a foothold in the business of American politics as a talk-show host, analyst, commentator, speechmaker, and occasional writer. I was no longer a practitioner, but I was still a partisan, a Democrat, a blue-stater through and through. ~Dee Dee Myers
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A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
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