The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon... has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right. ~James Madison
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A scholar's heart is a dark well in which are buried many aborted feelings that rise to the surface as arguments. ~Natalie Clifford Barney
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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The Masters is more like a vast Edwardian garden party than a golf tournament. ~Alistair Cooke
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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Hello and hi. Slowly open your eyes. Get up from your bed. Go to the window. The great sun is waiting to say "Good Morning" to you.
#greetings #cute

Gardening is a humbling experience. ~Martha Stewart
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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Every proverb speaketh sooth; dreams and omens mask the truth. ~Welsh Proverb
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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Verse comedy is interesting to me because of the challenge of writing in rhymed couplets, which is not a form that's usually amenable to English, yet to me it gives great possibility for comedy. ~David Ives
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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I think with anything where you delve into the back story of an artist, it kind of explains their work more intimately. ~Aaron Taylor Johnson
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish 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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