Birds in their little nests agree; And 'tis a shameful sight when children of one family fall out, and chide, and fight. ~Isaac Watts
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What you think you are, you are,until you think otherwise. ~American Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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In our post 9/11 world, our Nation's military deserves, at least the same access to institutions of higher education that any other major employer might enjoy. ~Mike Rogers
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Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London. ~Kenneth Robert Livingstone
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Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly. ~Ernest Hemingway
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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Lend your money and lose your friend. ~English Proverb
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Be brothers, and keep between you the accounts of merchants. ~Arabic Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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Most people have a blank slate and can start from nothing. But for me, I had to break a bad habit that I've been doing all of my life, which is freestyle hip-hop. ~Roshon Fegan
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