He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out. ~Derek Jeter
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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Working 14 hours a day until you're 55 and missing your kids growing up is not what I would consider a recipe for happiness. ~Robert Harris
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The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on that file until it captures another man. ~Howard Staunton
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In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places, that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. ~John Lewis
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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All the prayers in the Scripture you will find to be reasoning with God, not a multitude of words heaped together. ~Stephen Charnock
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Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth. ~Madeleine Albright
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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Sweet is the day of sacred rest;
No mortal cares shall seize my breast;
O may my heart in tune be found
Like David's harp of solemn sound. ~Isaac Watts
#quotes #isaac-watts #poetry
How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That's why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that's probably true. ~Robert Bringhurst
#quotes #robert-bringhurst #writing #poetry #money
Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
#proverbs #italian-proverbs #anger
When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! ~Soren Kierkegaard
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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I have never seen a homeless guy with a bottle of Gatorade. ~George Carlin
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