I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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To create worry humans elongate fear with anticipation and memory, expand it in imagination and fuel it with emotion. The uniquely human mental process called worrying depends upon having a brain that can reason, remember, reflect, feel, and imagine. Only humans have a brain big enough to do this simultaneously and do it well. ~Edward Hallowell
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Reality is not meant to be only creedal, though the creeds are important. Reality is to be experienced, and experienced on the basis of a restored relationship with God through that finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. ~Francis Schaeffer
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God. ~Lionel Hampton
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
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I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, "Ow, ow, put it back!" ~Geena Davis
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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Will is stronger than fact; it can mold and overcome fact. ~H. G. Wells
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Before you love, learn to run through the snow leaving no footprint. ~Turkish Proverb
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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