If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community in general; in particular in the field of human intelligence. ~Paul Bremer
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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That's what acting is; it's about having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives. ~Kerry Washington
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I was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, "Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?" But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed. ~Paul Merton
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A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly. ~Haitian Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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While aromatherapy is practiced by medical doctors in France, this has not been the case in England and the United States. ~Robert Tisserand
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Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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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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People ask me to smile for the camera, but somehow it always comes out gloomy. ~Stephen Rea
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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Remain a child so that your children may always love you. ~Swedish Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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Lack of resource has hanged many a person. ~Irish Proverb
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