I try to write like the writers I admire, I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase. So I'm always looking for that angle in my own work. ~Brad Paisley
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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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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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A son is a son till he gets him a wife, but a daughter is a daughter the rest of your life. ~Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years. ~Wendell Willkie
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish 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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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Trying to use the power of yoga to improve your life, this is a terrible mistake. Because all you are doing is binding yourself more. You're putting more of your attention into the transient world. ~Frederick Lenz
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