On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ~Martin Van Buren
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~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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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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No matter who you are, there is always some part of you that wishes you were someone else, and when, for a millisecond, you get that wish, it's a miracle. ~Jodi Picoult
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Every proverb speaketh sooth; dreams and omens mask the truth. ~Welsh Proverb
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes. ~Ferdinand Mount
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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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I don't know what life was like 1,000 years ago, but I imagine there was the same struggle; people trying to connect with each other. ~Spike Jonze
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it. ~German Proverb
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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I don't think I'm unlike a lot of people. I am just someone who is trying to find that mate, and I think it's a really hard thing to do. ~Halle Berry
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Every garden may have some weeds. ~English Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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