Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere. ~Ryan White
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A cat is a tiger that is fed by hand. ~Proverb
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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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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What is to be got at to make the air sweet, the ground good under the feet, can only be got at by failure, trial, again and again and again failure. ~Sherwood Anderson
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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And it is very sexy as well: somebody says I'm taking you on a surprise date, you don't know where you are going and you can't see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing. ~Emily Watson
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Mulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand. Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle. ~Heather Brewer
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
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When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! ~Soren Kierkegaard
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Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man. ~Tertullian
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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Selfishness and demagoguery take advantage of liberty. The selfish hand constantly seeks to control government, and every increase of governmental power, even to meet just needs, furnishes opportunity for abuse and stimulates the effort to bend it to improper uses. ~Charles Evans Hughes
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
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"Alien" asked ground-breaking questions about eco-politics and female empowerment. "The Matrix" delved deeper into the concept of perception versus reality than perhaps any other film I know. But for some reason, we tend not to remember the significance of their writing. ~Jason Reitman
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