Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. ~Robert Fulghum
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A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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If we are just specks of dust hit by lightning, if we have no spark of God in us, why not just take whatever we can and devil take the hindmost? I mean, we are fools not to do that if there is no right or wrong. ~Ben Stein
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish Proverb
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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The virtual world is not the enemy. The pioneers invented a world they believed in, but the followers must follow that world whether they believe in it or not. ~Leos Carax
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Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine. ~James Mooney
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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Language in art remains a highly ambiguous transaction, a quicksand, a trampoline, a frozen pool which might give way under you; at any time. ~Harold Pinter
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Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena? ~Dan Rather
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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One of my lungs is half gone, and the other half, because I smoked for years, has a lesion. So I can't swim anymore and had the swimming pool covered over. Now it's what I call the dance pavilion, and so I and my friends sit out and put music on and watch people dance. ~Maya Angelou
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East and West are coming together. Whether in peace or anarchy; they are coming together. There need not be a clash between East and West, between Islam and Europe. ~Orhan Pamuk
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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A cat has nine lives. ~Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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