We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. ~Dodinsky
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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The main courtyard was filled with warriors, mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their skin was blue, which I'd never known before. Some were tending the wounded. Some were sharpening spears and swords. One passed us, swimming in a hurry. His eyes were bright green, like that stuff they put in glo-sticks, and his teeth were shark teeth. They don't show you stuff like that in "The Little Mermaid. ~Rick Riordan
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The common sayings of the multitude are too true to be laughed at. ~Welsh Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~Zen Proverb
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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Once again, President Clinton is using American troops to deflect attention from his record of lies, distortions, obstructions of justice and abuse of power. ~Ron Paul
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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My real heroes have always been sports-writers. ~Dan Jenkins
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Where there is great doubt, there will be great awakening; small doubt, small awakening, no doubt, no awakening. ~Zen Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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