Though ugliness be the opposite of beauty, it is not the opposite to proportion and fitness; for it is possible that a thing may be very ugly with any proportions, and with a perfect fitness for any use. ~Edmund Burke
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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People confuse compassion with government being compassionate with other people's money versus people being compassionate with their own money. ~Michele Bachmann
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Virtue is its own reward. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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There have been a couple of jobs I have done without thinking, without being engaged, and they just stink. ~Clancy Brown
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. ~Michelle Obama
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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I will never ever sell Neverland. ~Michael Jackson
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can't. ~Richard Asher
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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It was the Almighty who decreed that men and women must cover their nakedness by wearing proper and modest clothing. No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness. ~Mark E. Petersen
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Do not do what you will have to find an excuse for. ~Proverb
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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I can't imagine what they're planning. But I can tell you two things. We won't like it, and it won't be legal. ~Eoin Colfer
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