I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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And sometimes you lie to me and sometimes I lie to you; and there isn't a thing you could possibly do All these half-destroyed lives aren't as bad as they seem but now I see blood and I hear screams then I wake up and it's just a bad dream. ~Michael Grant
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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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Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin. ~Pope Pius IX
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In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably. ~George MacDonald
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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And they need not cause you grief. As my Highland grandmother said, and she had the Sight-Tis not the dead ye have to be concerned about! Beware of the Living! And she was a wise woman. The dead are beyond your help or mine, poor things. But the living need us. Thirty souls at the least, Phryne, are still on that island to praise God who might now be angels-or devils. ~Kerry Greenwood
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Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family. ~Townsend Harris
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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 handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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