Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family. ~Townsend Harris
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My real heroes have always been sports-writers. ~Dan Jenkins
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A strange, terrific force unlike anything I've ever experienced is sprouting in my heart, taking root there, growing. Shut up behind my rib cage, my warm heart expands and contracts independent of my will, over and over. ~Haruki Murakami
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Laughter is God's hand on a troubled world. ~English Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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All the prayers in the Scripture you will find to be reasoning with God, not a multitude of words heaped together. ~Stephen Charnock
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When the head aches, all the body is the worse. ~English Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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