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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proverbiosMan 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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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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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The fight we are in here, make no mistake about it, is a fight of individualism versus collectivism. ~Ayn Rand
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Every step of life shows much caution is required. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the while I am being carried across the sky by beautiful clouds. ~Ojibwe Proverb
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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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I'm a little concerned I'm always going to be playing a black guy, you know what I'm saying? ~Dule Hill
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To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just don't have the education. ~Melanie Griffith
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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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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese 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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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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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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Good things come to those who wait. ~English 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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