Something will be there when the flood recedes. We know that. It will be those people now standing in the water, and on those rooftops, many black, many poor. Homeless. Overlooked. And it will be New Orleans, though its memory may be shortened, its self-gaze and eccentricity scoured out so that what's left is a city more like other cities, less insular, less self-regarding, but possibly more self-knowing after today. A city on firmer ground. ~Richard Ford
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you. ~Proverb
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It was the Almighty who decreed that men and women must cover their nakedness by wearing proper and modest clothing. No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness. ~Mark E. Petersen
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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Do not water your weeds. ~Proverb
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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I am usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl. ~Hope Davis
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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