We live in a world of things, and our only connection with them is that we know how to manipulate or to consume them. ~Erich Fromm
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Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. ~Benazir Bhutto
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Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage. ~Finnish Proverb
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Friendship is not how long we have been together; not how much we have given or received; not how many times we have helped each other; it is how we value each other.
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In life, sometimes everything falls into place, and sometimes everything just falls to pieces. The key is to begin creating with these fallen pieces. By improvising, you will create something magical that might be the best thing you have ever accomplished. ~Tori Amos
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Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me. ~Joe Torre
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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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Maine out of season is unmistakably a great destination; hospitable, good humored, plenty of elbow room, short days, dark nights of crackling ice crystals. ~Paul Theroux
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English Proverb
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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