The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies. ~Paul Cook
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Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed. ~William Faulkner
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You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. ~Norbert of Xanten
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good news always comes from far away. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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Advice when most needed is least heeded. ~English Proverb
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Carved with figures strange and sweet, All made out of the carver's brain. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship. ~Sallust
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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"A woman doesn't want to be told she looks nice," Jude nuttered as she sat down beside maud's grave. "She wants to be told she's beautiful, sexy. That she looks outrageous. It dosen't matter if its not true." She sighed and laid the flowers against the headstone. "Because for the moment, when the words are said and the words are heard, it's perfect truth." ~Nora Roberts
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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