God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish 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 bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese 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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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin. ~Pope Pius IX
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I only discovered the "Harry Potter" series in my tenth standard. I dived right into it, often reading non-stop through the day and night. It was the morning after one such readathon when I was to appear for a chemistry exam. Spending my night with the third edition of "Harry Potter" didn't help much, and I fared poorly. ~Sonam Kapoor
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~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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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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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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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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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in. ~Robert Orben
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, but an eternal now, does always last. ~Abraham Cowley
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English 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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