A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
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Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ~Jim Jeffords
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To inquire into the origin of life is like seeking the origin of electrical machinery or the origin of music. Every increase in complexity of arrangement, of form, of substance, leads to new and often incalculable properties. ~Gilbert Newton Lewis
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A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
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In very big companies, you find less entrepreneurialism than you really want to see. Success is defined as "don't make a mistake." And you get to be the C.E.O. by outlasting everybody else, then you're there for five or six years, and you want to get your bonus on the way out. ~Bernard L. Schwartz
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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I find it shocking that anybody can be brought down in D.C. for gossip, ostensibly. I thought that was the coin of the realm there. That's like getting hit with lightning on a cloudless day. ~Dennis Miller
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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What is not forbidden in Sweden, is obligatory. ~Milton Friedman
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In Denmark, lots of people come up to me for autographs. ~Caroline Wozniacki
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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There's a lot to be said for not displacing people. ~Barney Frank
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One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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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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Yes, God wants you to do signs and wonders. But the love of God manifested through you is what people really need. So you first must see His face. You must become so close to His very heartbeat that you can feel what others feel. ~Heidi Baker
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Our problem with desire is that we want too little. ~C. S. Lewis
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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