It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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People love to hate other people. ~Kid Rock
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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I have no pity! I have no pity! The more worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails! It is a moral teething, and I grind with greater energy, in proportion to the increase of pain. ~Emily Bronte
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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I hate when people think you're broken because your parents are divorced. And I really reject the idea of staying together for the kids. If they're growing up in a house that's not healthy, it's better to know that's not the model of what marriage should be. ~Anna Kendrick
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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Horses teach you patience and how to do things the right way so you can get the right result. ~Lyle Lovett
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Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance and you find out, you still care for the person.
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. ~Louis D. Brandeis
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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I believe babies are born as innovative personalities. But our social processes work to stamp out exploration and questioning. ~Jay Wright Forrester
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Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves. ~John Calvin
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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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