The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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All electoral laws in Europe are more democratic than they are in the United States. ~Peter Camejo
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Success, for me, is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that decision. And if my daughter chooses to work outside the home and is successful, she is cheered on and supported. ~Sheryl Sandberg
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ~Jim Jeffords
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The greater part of mankind judge of men only by their fashionableness or their fortune. ~Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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Think of submitting our measure to the advice of politicians! I would as soon submit the subject of the equality of a goose to a fox. ~Anna Howard Shaw
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
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The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws. ~Ernest Holmes
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A red apple invites stones. ~Kurdish Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. ~George Herbert
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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