One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are. ~Neil Strauss
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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Laughter is God's hand on a troubled world. ~English Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me. ~Chuck Mangione
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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