A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish 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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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese 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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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English 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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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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The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and there are more people essentially our age than anybody else. We could crush these new generations if we decided to.
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Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years, but by the lifetime of the human spirit. The life of a man is three-score years and ten: a little more, a little less. The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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God does not change; and neither does His love. He loved you before you were born. He loves you now; and He will love you forever. ~Billy Graham
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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