You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. ~Norbert of Xanten
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God will never reject you. Whether you accept Him is your decision. ~Charles Stanley
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If liberals want to send tens of millions of dollars down the drain, I have no problem with that. ~Paul Weyrich
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Weep now, but tomorrow be strong. Remember who we are and that whatever else is taken from us, they will never strip our honour and our pride. ~Elizabeth Chadwick
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Luck has a slender anchorage. ~English Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
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I was dyslexic, so I was put in the silly class at school. ~David Bailey
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It's that I have a good personality and am a good tennis player. ~Anna Kournikova
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. ~Katherine Jenkins
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At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. ~Robyn Davidson
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But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. ~Pat Benatar
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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