The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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I smoke cigars because at my age if I don't have something to hang on to I might fall down. ~George Burns
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War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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Happy are men who yet before they are killed, can let their veins run cold. ~Wilfred Owen
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the no-fly zone. ~Philippe Perrin
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If the German people lay down their arms the whole of Eastern and Southern Europe, together with the Reich, will come under Russian occupation. Behind an iron curtain mass butcheries of people would begin. ~Joseph Goebbels
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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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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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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I would say you have an ethical obligation to pay the taxes that you owe, but you don't have an ethical obligation to pay taxes that you do not owe. In fact, you should be seeking ways to legally minimise your taxes. ~John Mackey
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I love Jesus Christ with all my heart and everything He stands for. I think that sums up everything that I want for my life, everything I want for my family, everything I want for my career. I want it to be entertaining. I want people to smile and tap their toes, but I want it to be meaningful when the day is done. ~Josh Turner
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He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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I have been, or seemed, hard with everyone because I was carried away by a sort of brutality born of my distrust in myself and my ill-humor. I have felt so badly equipped, so soft, in spite of the fact that my attitude towards art seemed to me so just. I was disgusted with everyone, and especially myself. ~Edgar Degas
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If you cannot explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood . ~Richard P. Feynman
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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Rose is famous for grace, advocate is famous for case, horse is famous for race. But you are famous for sweetness on your face.
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy. ~Irish Proverb
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I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success; such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. ~Nikola Tesla
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate, often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them. ~Mark Driscoll
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