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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proverbiosEvery beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
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quotistA house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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Progress begins with the belief that what is necessary is possible. ~Norman Cousins
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If I want my people to be free, Americans have to be free. ~Russell Means
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Every step of life shows much caution is required. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home. ~Evelyn Glennie
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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In very big companies, you find less entrepreneurialism than you really want to see. Success is defined as "don't make a mistake." And you get to be the C.E.O. by outlasting everybody else, then you're there for five or six years, and you want to get your bonus on the way out. ~Bernard L. Schwartz
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Most modern Indians don't stick to their caste jobs any more. There is more inter-caste marriage, more fluidity, more freedom than ever before. But the outcastes are usually still outcastes, because they are still the ones who tan India's animals, burn its dead, and remove its excrement. ~Rose George
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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If our gospel does not free the individual up for a unique life of spiritual adventure in living with God daily, we simply have not entered fully into the good news that Jesus brought. ~Dallas Willard
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When I face the media, maybe I don't feel it now, here with you, because it's a different sort of interview, but when I face the media before or after the game, I feel it as part of the game. ~Jose Mourinho
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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