Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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The apparent world, the one which is perceived, with its figures, its brightness, its colors, is a psychical product, a creation of the observer. The figures seen on the vault of heaven are neither the celestial bodies, nor the true clouds or the falling stars, but are only effigies which the observer's psyche has created and localized how and where it can. ~Vasco Ronchi
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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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Every life has its years in which one progresses as on a tedious and dusty street of poplars, without caring to know where he is. ~Max Muller
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. ~Spanish Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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I do not want to see perpetual warfare in the Middle East. ~Bernie Sanders
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I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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It had run as a column; I had worked at the paper since 1976, but the column had been running for 13 years, and I think it was a strong column, criticizing the war when the paper was supporting it. ~Robert Scheer
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The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. ~Max Beerbohm
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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans... have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life. ~Alan Ball
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The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. ~George Bernard Shaw
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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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Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart, no matter where we live on the face of this earth. ~John Henrik Clarke
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Theatre is where my heart is. It is where I can do my best work. And even if I do films and TV, that is what I want to come back to. ~Kelly Reilly
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