The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. ~James Madison
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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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Virtue is its own reward. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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The adult looks to deeds, the child to love. ~Indian Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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Many are the marvels of God's Creation, but none so marvelous as man. Or so cunning, for good or ill. ~S.M. Stirling
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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I have been, or seemed, hard with everyone because I was carried away by a sort of brutality born of my distrust in myself and my ill-humor. I have felt so badly equipped, so soft, in spite of the fact that my attitude towards art seemed to me so just. I was disgusted with everyone, and especially myself. ~Edgar Degas
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is. ~Hermann Hesse
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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I have total respect for anyone who discovers a band like Snow Patrol. I would be hopeless at signing a rock band, or anything alternative, cause I don't know what that audience are into and I don't particularly like that kind of music. ~Simon Cowell
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does. ~Cassandra Clare
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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