The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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I am still me even after all that has happened. ~Victoria Beckham
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Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire. ~Abe Fortas
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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As proud as a peacock. ~Proverb
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead. ~Harry Enfield
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable. ~Nikola Tesla
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Lead me, Zeus, and you, Fate, wherever you have assigned me. I shall follow without hesitation; but even if I am disobedient and do not wish to, I shall follow no less surely. ~Cleanthes
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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There is a great need to rally the women of the Church to stand with and for the Brethren in stemming the tide of evil that surrounds us. ~Howard W. Hunter
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Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance and you find out, you still care for the person.
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