The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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Before you love, learn to run through the snow leaving no footprint. ~Turkish Proverb
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This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment. ~Jim Jeffords
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Before you begin on the journey of revenge, dig two graves. ~Proverb
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But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn. ~Patricia Marx
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are. ~Norman Vincent Peale
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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God does not change; and neither does His love. He loved you before you were born. He loves you now; and He will love you forever. ~Billy Graham
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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I will never ever sell Neverland. ~Michael Jackson
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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For me, prose walks, poetry dances. ~James Broughton
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Happy are men who yet before they are killed, can let their veins run cold. ~Wilfred Owen
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Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. ~Steven Rattner
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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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Don't be afraid to hit the ball. ~Billie Jean King
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