Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen 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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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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I vote in every general election, but I'm not a party member or an ideologue. I've never told anyone who I've voted for. ~Brian Lamb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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Yes, but I think if you look at it with a sort of gay sensibility and want everything to be positive about gay life, it could be interpreted as antigay. ~John Schlesinger
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Hope is a risk that must be run. ~Georges Bernanos
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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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It is very hard to concentrate when your stomach is rumbling. ~Shania Twain
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves control these debilitating and often deadly diseases. ~Ron Wyden
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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