To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way. ~Harvey Mackay
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots. ~Derek Jeter
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruban Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it. ~Franco Nero
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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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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Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. ~Daisaku Ikeda
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. ~Greenland Proverb
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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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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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. ~Will Durant
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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