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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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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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quotistMost 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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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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I'm happy quite a lot of the time. I've done far more than I ever thought I would have, so I'd be very hard-pressed to walk around miserable. ~Robert Smith
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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Loyalty, Signor Molteni, not love. Penelope is loyal to Ulysses but we do not know how far she loved him; and as you know people can sometimes be absolutely loyal without loving. In certain cases, in fact, loyalty is form of vengeance, of black-mail, of recovering one's self-respect. Loyalty, not love. ~Alberto Moravia
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English 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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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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When I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go! ~Gisele Bundchen
#quotes #gisele-bundchen #modeling
The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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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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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. ~Louis D. Brandeis
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randomBe not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw. ~Oliver Goldsmith
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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I had my nearest and most intimate glimpses of the presence of my Lord in those dread moments when musket, club or spear was being levelled at my life. ~John Gibson Paton
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