The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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I think we were colonized by aliens 250,000 years ago, and they genetically altered our DNA to be primates into homo erectus and humans. I'm very interested in how we evolved so suddenly, which obviously ties in with the alien thing. ~Al Jourgensen
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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I would say you have an ethical obligation to pay the taxes that you owe, but you don't have an ethical obligation to pay taxes that you do not owe. In fact, you should be seeking ways to legally minimise your taxes. ~John Mackey
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I'm loath to use my personal life to promote what I do, but at the same time, I don't like a journalist going away with no more than you could get off Wikipedia, where most of it's invented anyway. ~Johnny Vegas
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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There is no place like home. ~English Proverb
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Good morning. Love is the most beautiful truth of life. Never ignore the person who loves you.
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher. ~Benjamin Whichcote
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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A thief believes everybody steals. ~Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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Translation is not a matter of words only, it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. ~Anthony Burgess
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