Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated; preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary. ~Thomas Sowell
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We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work. ~Bill Murray
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Better no doctor at all than three. ~Polish Proverb
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In those dark times, one rose to the very heights of humanity by simply remaining human. ~Elie Wiesel
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic 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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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives. ~Alan Hirsch
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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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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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
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The inspector ate only two of my tiny sandwiches: the first because he had'nt expected it to taste so awful; the second, I think, because he'd thought surely the first must have been a mistake. ~Karen Marie Moning
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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