Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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The main courtyard was filled with warriors, mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their skin was blue, which I'd never known before. Some were tending the wounded. Some were sharpening spears and swords. One passed us, swimming in a hurry. His eyes were bright green, like that stuff they put in glo-sticks, and his teeth were shark teeth. They don't show you stuff like that in "The Little Mermaid. ~Rick Riordan
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Truly, there are terrible primal arcana of earth which had better be left unknown and unevoked; dread secrets which have nothing to do with man, and which man may learn only in exchange for peace and sanity; cryptic truths which make the knower evermore an alien among his kind, and cause him to walk alone on earth. ~H. P. Lovecraft
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We love to be with our family and friends and I can tell you that lots of eating will be involved. ~Julia Barr
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~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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Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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Humanitarian convictions are the linchpins of our salvation, and these an artist must champion. ~Eric Maisel
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business. ~Richard M. Nixon
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Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them. ~Benjamin Franklin
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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The basic philosophy of stoicism is that you have nothing real external to your own consciousness, that the only thing real is in fact your consciousness. ~Roger Avary
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. ~Dodinsky
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Need teaches a plan. ~Irish Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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