Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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I find it shocking that anybody can be brought down in D.C. for gossip, ostensibly. I thought that was the coin of the realm there. That's like getting hit with lightning on a cloudless day. ~Dennis Miller
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My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett. ~Al Franken
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ~Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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I am fortunate in that I am a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around the world, plus a core group of special people in my life that I can lean on, chat to, or just hang with. ~Paul Kane
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it. ~Italian Proverb
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Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ~Jim Jeffords
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Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events. ~Ralph Marston
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Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person. ~Alana Stewart
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