Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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I am horrible at remembering names, embarrassingly bad. ~Sam Trammell
#quotes #sam-trammell #remembering

He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him. ~Matthew Henry
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man? ~Oriana Fallaci
#quotes #oriana-fallaci #ethics

I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans... have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life. ~Alan Ball
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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The tragedy of ignorance is its complacency. ~Robert Quillen
#quotes #robert-quillen #ignorance

Pain is a message, and you can choose to ignore that message. ~James Patterson
#quotes #james-patterson #pain

Good morning. Love is the most beautiful truth of life. Never ignore the person who loves you.
#message #cute

God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. ~Jose Marti
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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A penny saved is a penny earned. ~English Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #marriage

Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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I try to write like the writers I admire, I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase. So I'm always looking for that angle in my own work. ~Brad Paisley
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The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it's hard. If you think it's not hard, you're not doing it right. ~Gene Weingarten
#quotes #gene-weingarten #writing

I'm not much of a salesman. I prefer the soft sell and the honest approach. ~Marc Guggenheim
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