There are some people that we didn't forget, but we don't smile any more when they're mentioned. ~Nizar Qabbani
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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The more I can hear, the more I can learn, the better off I'll be. ~Joe Sakic
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Animals are the best actors. They never lie, they're always present, and they listen. That's a lot more than a lot of actors can say for themselves. ~Graham Phillips
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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Hardest job in America is being a single mom. There are a lot of them and a lot of them in Baltimore and I think that they absolutely do their best. They can't keep continue to do their best if businesses flee the city. ~Dana Perino
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The struggle to maintain peace is immeasurably more difficult than any military operation. ~Anne O'Hare McCormick
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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I don't believe in the clash of cultures. The culture is one. The culture is a ring off the same chain. Picasso was very much influenced by the African arts, and he influenced a whole other generation of artists. So everything influences everything. ~Marjane Satrapi
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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Medicines are not meat to live by. ~German Proverb
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Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. ~Hannah More
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I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow. ~Barry Sheene
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U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market. ~Henry Paulson
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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The world is wonderful and beautiful and good beyond one's wildest imagination. ~D. H. Lawrence
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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