The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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Our deepest mature conviction is that finite and infinite interpenetrate, as time and eternity interpenetrate, and our problems must be solved in the light of that conviction. ~Lily Dougall
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I don't trust a lot of journalists. ~Calvin Klein
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it. ~Franco Nero
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese 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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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Hope springs eternal. ~American Proverb
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being. ~Michel de Montaigne
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Most people have a blank slate and can start from nothing. But for me, I had to break a bad habit that I've been doing all of my life, which is freestyle hip-hop. ~Roshon Fegan
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves. ~John Calvin
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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