I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
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Age is honorable and youth is noble. ~Irish Proverb
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It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. ~J. K. Rowling
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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Nothing like the road to rub all the sand out of your soul. ~John Clellon Holmes
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Hope is the physician of each misery. ~Irish Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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Complete happiness can look so much like complete terror that its hard to tell them apart. ~Carol Plum-Ucci
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Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ~James Stephens
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. ~Mark Twain
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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A bad cause requires many words. ~German Proverb
#proverbs #german-proverbs #truth

Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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