Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God. ~Lionel Hampton
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. ~Jack Nicholson
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson of your life, the lesson of your utter insignificance. ~Joseph Brodsky
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Psychologists maintain that the dizzy feeling of intense romantic love lasts only about 18 months to at best three years. ~Helen Fisher
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When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to not arm people to repress. ~Jean Bertrand Aristide
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The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive. ~George Santayana
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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I'm loath to use my personal life to promote what I do, but at the same time, I don't like a journalist going away with no more than you could get off Wikipedia, where most of it's invented anyway. ~Johnny Vegas
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process. ~Abdallah II of Jordan
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An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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