Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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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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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it. ~German Proverb
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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When you're young and good-looking, you've got to behave. But when you're old, you can get away with murder. ~Julie Newmar
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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Let me make it clear that I do not assert that a President and the Congress must on all points agree with each other at all times. Many times in history there has been complete disagreement between the two branches of the Government, and in these disagreements sometimes the Congress has won and sometimes the President has won. But during the administration of the present President we have had neither agreement nor a clear-cut battle. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another. ~Russell M. Nelson
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Additionally, Smart Irrigation Month serves to recognize advances in irrigation technology and practices that produce not only more but also higher quality plants with less water. ~Jim Costa
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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You're out on stage, the music is blaring, the crowd is screaming, the lights are flashing, your heart is pumping, the sweat is flying, and it's the greatest feeling in the whole world. ~Michael Flatley
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There would be no idling in a co-operative workshop. Each workman, being an employer, has a spur to his own industry, and has a pecuniary reason for being watchful of the industry of his fellow workmen. ~Leland Stanford
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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I can't imagine what they're planning. But I can tell you two things. We won't like it, and it won't be legal. ~Eoin Colfer
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Men easily believe what they want to. ~Latin Proverb
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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People talk about the '60s, but they were merely a mass production of what the '50s had begun. ~Peter O'Toole
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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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