I went to church with my grandparents sometimes, and I loved it. ~Anne Lamott
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose; anything goes. ~Cole Porter
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out. ~Jewish Proverb
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In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. ~Jon Krakauer
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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to be authentic Australian music. ~Nick Cave
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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A bad cause requires many words. ~German Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish 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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Translation is not a matter of words only, it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. ~Anthony Burgess
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He loses his thanks who promises and delays. ~Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Lack of resource has hanged many a person. ~Irish Proverb
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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Movements are as eloquent as words. ~Isadora Duncan
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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