Every place is safe to him who lives with justice. ~Epictetus
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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Not only had my brother disappeared, but, and bear with me here, a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. ~John Corey Whaley
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Because all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen. ~Holly Goldberg Sloan
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It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is. ~Hermann Hesse
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Illiterate him, I say, quite from your memory. ~Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home. ~Tim Murphy
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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Man, that did his ego good. Matter of fact, she hit him with anything like that again, he was going to feel like he could bench-press a city bus. With a jet plane on its roof. ~J.R. Ward
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Since one Satan is one too many for me, I would not multiply him. ~Mahatma Gandhi
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Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, the positive pronounce without dismay. ~William Cowper
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My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett. ~Al Franken
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"You're children. Don't you want a home, a family?" "With, like, vitamin-fortified cereal and educational television? ~James Patterson
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When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. ~Hannah More
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There is one art, no more, no less; to do all things with artlessness. ~Piet Pieterszoon Hein
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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin 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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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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