A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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So, we just kind of created our own thing and that is part of the beauty of Athens; is that it is so off the map and there is no way you could ever be the East Village or an L.A. scene or a San Francisco scene, that it just became its own thing. ~Michael Stipe
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Ignorance is never out of style. It was in fashion yesterday, it is the rage today and it will set the pace tomorrow. ~Frank Dane
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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It is true that advertising often gives information and is valuable for doing so, but some forms of advertising give precious little information, and even that little is wrong. ~Randal Marlin
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Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. ~Benjamin Franklin
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Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy. ~Irish Proverb
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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A dimple on the chin, the devil within. ~Gaelic Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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I love all those girls the same as they love me. I get thousands of letters a week from girls who love me... Every time I sing a song, I make love to them. I'm a boudoir singer. ~Frank Sinatra
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Good things come to those who wait. ~English Proverb
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I have had a few people recognise me in public. But I wouldn't like everybody to recognise me. I can still walk across the street and not be noticed. ~Bonnie Wright
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years, but by the lifetime of the human spirit. The life of a man is three-score years and ten: a little more, a little less. The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. ~Hannah More
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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