What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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I'm a mixed race lad from Liverpool. I get to play a lot of hard characters, and some people perceive that's what I'm like, but it's great for me 'cos they're always the most interesting characters. ~Stephen Graham
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Animals are the best actors. They never lie, they're always present, and they listen. That's a lot more than a lot of actors can say for themselves. ~Graham Phillips
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do. ~Laurel Clark
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It's kind of the best thing that can happen to you. It's thrilling. ~Hugh Jackman
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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A red apple invites stones. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal. ~C. S. Lewis
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Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves. ~John Calvin
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The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
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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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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
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