As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home. ~Tim Murphy
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. ~William Arthur Ward
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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The path to inspiration starts upon the trails we've known; each stumbling block is not a rock, but just a stepping stone. ~Charles Ghigna
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Weep now, but tomorrow be strong. Remember who we are and that whatever else is taken from us, they will never strip our honour and our pride. ~Elizabeth Chadwick
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change. ~Buddhist Proverb
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Regard Heaven as your father, Earth as your mother and all things as your brothers and sisters. ~Native American Proverb
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~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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After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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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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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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For me, poetry is always a search for order. ~Elizabeth Jennings
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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