Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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The harm that theology has done is not to create cruel impulses, but to give them the sanction of what professes to be lofty ethic, and to confer an apparently sacred character upon practices which have come down from more ignorant and barbarous times. ~Bertrand Russell
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I need to be in a stable environment right now in my career. What I mean by that is a place where I can play and not have too much pressure on me and a place I can develop. Monaco wanted me and did whatever they could to get me so I feel very very good about that. ~Freddy Adu
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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You either go through your life working for someone and getting a paycheck; and it can be a damn good paycheck, and I am not complaining as someone who has always been a salaried employee; or you can go out and become an entrepreneur. ~Al Michaels
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Loyalty, Signor Molteni, not love. Penelope is loyal to Ulysses but we do not know how far she loved him; and as you know people can sometimes be absolutely loyal without loving. In certain cases, in fact, loyalty is form of vengeance, of black-mail, of recovering one's self-respect. Loyalty, not love. ~Alberto Moravia
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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God heals, and the physician takes the fee. ~French Proverb
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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them. ~Phyllis Diller
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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We understand ourselves through stories, by making stories out of our lives. Storytellers give people structure with which they can begin to look at their own lives and try to make sense of them. ~Bill Harley
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