A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves control these debilitating and often deadly diseases. ~Ron Wyden
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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He who knows how to live, knows enough. ~Spanish Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you do not wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. ~Senegalese Proverb
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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Time gives good advice. ~Proverb
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I know some of you are, thinking, maybe I deserved it. But before you start pointing fingers, let me ask you. Is what I did really so bad? So bad I deserved to die? So bad I deserved to die like that? Is what I did really much worse than what anybody else does? Is it really so much worse than what you do? ~Lauren Oliver
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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Men can bear all things except good days. ~Dutch Proverbs
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I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly. ~Pete Sampras
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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