I had somehow always thought of the classics of literature as something apart from me, something to do with academic life and not something you enjoyed. ~Alan Bennett
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. ~James Madison
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you want to be criticized, marry. ~Irish Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
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Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. ~Robert Fulghum
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person. ~Louise Slaughter
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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God heals, and the physician takes the fee. ~French Proverb
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Where there is sunshine the doctor starves. ~Flemish Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export. Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea; in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders. ~Thomas Sowell
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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Every disease is a physician. ~Irish Proverb
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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