The aim of all struggles for liberty is to keep in bounds the armed defenders of peace, the governors and their constables. The political concept of the individual's freedom means: freedom from arbitrary action on the part of the police power. ~Ludwig von Mises
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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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No naturalist has devoted more painstaking attention to the structure of the barnacles than Mr. Darwin. ~Richard Owen
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Do bad and remember, do good and forget. ~Algerian Proverb
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Strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive. ~Robert Kiyosaki
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her ~Mother Teresa
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws. ~Ernest Holmes
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. ~Thomas Jefferson
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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Authors are far closer to the truths enfolded in mystery than ordinary people, because of that very audacity of imagination which irritates their plodding critics. As only those who dare to make mistakes succeed greatly, only those who shake free the wings of their imagination brush, once in a way, the secrets of the great pale world. If such writers go wrong, it is not for the mere brains to tell them so ~Gertrude Atherton
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. ~Lou Brock
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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With those people, I'm very far apart, because I believe that government access to communications and stored records is valuable when done under tightly controlled conditions which protect legitimate privacy interests. ~Dorothy Denning
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What bothers most critics of my work is the goofiness. One reviewer said I need to make up my mind if want to be funny or serious. My response is that I will make up my mind when God does, because life is a commingling of the sacred and the profane, good and evil. To try and separate them is fallacy. ~Tom Robbins
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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