Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. ~Nhat Hanh
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If you want success, be unique. ~Natalie Massenet
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Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state. ~Isaac Asimov
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Find a good teacher that will keep the game fun. Work hard and don't be afraid to have success or disappointment. That is what golf is all about. ~Paula Creamer
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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I do get a lot of mail. I get a lot of foreign mail because my mail gets mixed with Emilio Estevez. ~Erik Estrada
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Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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You can trust the promise of this opening. Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning. That is at one with your life's desire. ~John O'Donohue
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I love to work, so give me what you have got. I will play a tree, if you want me to. If you want fruit on it, then pay me more money. Otherwise, I just love to work. ~Danny Trejo
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
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I don't pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says. ~Dick Cheney
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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