We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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Promise little and do much. ~Hebrew Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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Intelligence is: the most complex phenomenon in the Universe; or a profoundly simple process. The answer, of course, is both of the above. It's another one of those great dualities that make life interesting. ~Ray Kurzweil
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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I saw a photo of the Svoboda leader, Yatseniuk [Arseniy Yatseniuk, one of Batkivschyna leaders] and Klitschko [Vitali Klitschko, UDAR party leader] together demonstrating the unity of opposition. But I can't imagine that people like Klitschko, who position themselves as Europeans, and Yatseniuk, would willingly shake the hand of a person who in public states that Jews are the main threat to European civilization. Sometimes, while looking for and respecting opposition, we can't recognize it, ~Marek Siwiec
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God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind. ~Francis Bacon
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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Let's be very clear, if you check the F.E.C. records you will see I am supporting George W. Bush. ~Roger Stone
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I've participated in meetings where there were concerns by ethical experts. There is no clear solution. ~Luc Montagnier
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary. ~Karl Lagerfeld
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