The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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Power changes everything till it is difficult to say who are the heroes and who the villains. ~Libba Bray
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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The representational-image urge is actually a kind of heightened perception, and I don't stop to think. I don't freeze up, it's actually a kind of letting-go. It's like dancing. At a certain point it's conscious, unconscious, everything is kind of coming together. ~Michael Light
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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I don't pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says. ~Dick Cheney
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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There is a great need to rally the women of the Church to stand with and for the Brethren in stemming the tide of evil that surrounds us. ~Howard W. Hunter
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Love gives life within. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel. ~Jimi Hendrix
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Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can. ~George E. Allen
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Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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