If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her ~Mother Teresa
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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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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You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. ~Norbert of Xanten
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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God bless us everyone! Said Tiny Tim, the last of all. ~Charles Dickens
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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I think there's a side of me that's trying to compete with Lucas and Spielberg. I don't usually admit this publicly, because I tend to think that they only go so far, and their view of the world is rather simplistic. What I want to do is take whatever cinema is considered normal or successful at a particular time and play around with it, to use it as a way of luring audiences in. ~Terry Gilliam
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably. ~John Bunyan
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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