Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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The tragedy of ignorance is its complacency. ~Robert Quillen
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Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification. ~Sigmund Freud
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God bless us everyone! Said Tiny Tim, the last of all. ~Charles Dickens
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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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In a large mass of muscle deprived of its circulation, the rate at which the recovery process can go on, after severe stimulation, depends on the rate at which oxygen can reach the fibres by diffusion. ~Archibald Hill
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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To the seeing eye life is mostly sparrows. ~Will Cuppy
#quotes #will-cuppy #life

I want you to really be able to grasp the wonder of it, the marvel of it, the size of it and really be able to get a good conception of its magnificence and it tremendous colossal gigantic stupendous size and beauty and splendour! ~David Berg
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At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means. ~Gerry Adams
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I have been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the no-fly zone. ~Philippe Perrin
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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Love me when I least deserve it, because that is when I really need it. ~Swedish Proverb
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Virtue is its own reward. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive. ~Abraham Maslow
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So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor. ~Desmond Dekker
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