In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin. ~Pope Pius IX
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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A human heart that matched what we think of as heart-shaped; a perfectly formed bright red thing with two halves of equal size; would be one that was horribly diseased. The origin of this stylized representation is somewhat obscure, but it probably appeared at the same time as St. Valentine's Day, about whose history there is much dispute. ~George Fetherling
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Where there is sunshine the doctor starves. ~Flemish Proverb
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Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Gautemalan Proverb
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People think of art and science as being fundamentally opposed to each other, because art is about celebrating individual human creativity, and science is about discovering general principles, not about individual people. But in fact, the two have a lot in common, and the creative spirit is similar in both. ~Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. ~Jack Nicholson
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My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and also sings with me. I owe a lot to Brenda. ~Rick Derringer
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Every great story seems to begin with a snake. ~Nicolas Cage
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But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime. ~Nancy Farmer
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I don't know if I have a legacy, but I will say that I'm proud of the fact that I'm from a small town in a small state and I've had more than a small impact. ~Tinker Hatfield
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Men can bear all things except good days. ~Dutch Proverbs
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Taoist Proverb
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Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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Renewable energy is proven technology, the price is dropping, the rest of the world is going that way, that's where our investment should be going as well. ~Bob Brown
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In teaching others we teach ourselves. ~English Proverb
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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Verse comedy is interesting to me because of the challenge of writing in rhymed couplets, which is not a form that's usually amenable to English, yet to me it gives great possibility for comedy. ~David Ives
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A thief believes everybody steals. ~Proverb
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