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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proverbiosWe have a tough schedule this summer, so I have to plan my schedule wisely if I want to be able to last throughout the season. ~Kim Clijsters
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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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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
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We believe. We believe in our destiny as a nation. We believe we have been called to do good, to spread the blessings of liberty and encourage the sense of trust upon which free societies depend. ~Tony Snow
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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If I want my people to be free, Americans have to be free. ~Russell Means
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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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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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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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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American 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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You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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