The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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If you are serious about American culture and you are serious about Afro-American culture, you are in a lot of pain. You are not; you are not smiling about it. ~Wynton Marsalis
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The grave is a very small hillock, but we can see farther from it, when standing on it, than from the highest mountain in all the world. ~August Tholuck
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I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I would bring things to class that I had cooked at home. ~Giada De Laurentiis
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There's detailed information on how to assemble a nuclear weapon from parts. There's books about how to build a nuclear bomb. ~Irwin Redlener
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About medications that are drunk or applied to wounds it is worth learning from everyone; for people do not discover these by reasoning but by chance, and experts not more than laymen. ~Hippocrates
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I have been, or seemed, hard with everyone because I was carried away by a sort of brutality born of my distrust in myself and my ill-humor. I have felt so badly equipped, so soft, in spite of the fact that my attitude towards art seemed to me so just. I was disgusted with everyone, and especially myself. ~Edgar Degas
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak not of Evil, whose limited empire is that of ethics; I speak of the infinite. ~Jorge Luis Borges
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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In teaching others we teach ourselves. ~English Proverb
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More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases. ~Ron Kind
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Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others. ~John Wooden
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It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. ~Harry Mathews
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ~Kenyan Proverb
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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