Something will be there when the flood recedes. We know that. It will be those people now standing in the water, and on those rooftops, many black, many poor. Homeless. Overlooked. And it will be New Orleans, though its memory may be shortened, its self-gaze and eccentricity scoured out so that what's left is a city more like other cities, less insular, less self-regarding, but possibly more self-knowing after today. A city on firmer ground. ~Richard Ford
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive. ~Abraham Maslow
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As we live, so we learn. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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I am a sensitive, sensitive person. Overly sensitive. Extremely emotional. ~Mary Lambert
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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Lead me, Zeus, and you, Fate, wherever you have assigned me. I shall follow without hesitation; but even if I am disobedient and do not wish to, I shall follow no less surely. ~Cleanthes
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone. ~Daniel Keys Moran
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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