It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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In what bold relief stand out the lives of all walkers of the snow! The snow is a great tell-tale, and blabs as effectually as it obliterates. I go into the woods, and know all that has happened. I cross the fields, and if only a mouse has visited his neighbor, the fact is chronicled. ~John Burroughs
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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Every disease is a physician. ~Irish Proverb
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Hope is the physician of each misery. ~Irish Proverb
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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