A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him. ~Matthew Henry
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Man unites himself with the world in the process of creation. ~Erich Fromm
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
#quotes #john-locke #family #respect

Girls who wear certain kind of dresses, who show certain areas of the body, are not going to like my clothes. You can't please everyone. ~Prabal Gurung
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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Every proverb speaketh sooth; dreams and omens mask the truth. ~Welsh Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable. ~Bernard of Clairvaux
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If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone. ~Daniel Keys Moran
#quotes #daniel-keys-moran #politics #philosophy

Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
#proverbs #italian-proverbs #focus

He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #time #age

Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it's hard. If you think it's not hard, you're not doing it right. ~Gene Weingarten
#quotes #gene-weingarten #writing

I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian. ~Michelle Hunziker
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York. ~Haile Gebrselassie
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Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it. ~Italian 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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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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