Was awakened in the night to a strain of music dying away, passing travellers singing. My being was so expanded and infinitely and divinely related for a brief season that I saw how unexhausted, how almost wholly unimproved, was man's capacity for a divine life. When I remembered what a narrow and finite life I should anon awake to! ~Henry David Thoreau
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I feel very strongly that the Democratic Party has, in the past, been the party of the future. I think when you look at Social Security and Medicare, when you look at the civil rights movement, the women's movement, I think the Democratic Party has always been in the forefront of change. ~Richard Lamm
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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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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow. ~English Proverb
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home. ~Tim Murphy
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that. ~David Kay
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't give advice unless you're asked. ~Amy Alcott
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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My second grade teacher told me I would never graduate high school. That I was going to be a juvenile delinquent. ~Miles Teller
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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When you're young and good-looking, you've got to behave. But when you're old, you can get away with murder. ~Julie Newmar
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