A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American 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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The goal is to keep having fun. Not let that pressure get to me and still be Missy. ~Missy Franklin
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Not the glittering weapon fights the fight, but rather the hero's heart. ~Proverb
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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There is nothing in our experience, however trivial, worldly, or even evil, which cannot be thought about christianly. ~Harry Blamires
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Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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We live in a world of things, and our only connection with them is that we know how to manipulate or to consume them. ~Erich Fromm
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington; today it is 1 in 4. ~John Ensign
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Love, pregnancy and riding on a camel cannot be hid. ~Arabic Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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A forest is in an acorn. ~Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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I really hate airport queues. I almost feel they should have cattle prods to hurry us up down the aisles. You can't even complain because they might stop you getting on to the flight. ~Len Goodman
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