A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably. ~John Bunyan
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Truth is time's daughter. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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I live for now, not for what happens after I die. ~Liam Gallagher
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. ~Dodinsky
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A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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Medicines are not meat to live by. ~German Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth. ~Danielle Steel
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The world will be balanced when we are balanced. ~Tarthang Tulku
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Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. ~Jane Fonda
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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If you didn't watch "The Shield," you should stop everything you are doing and go back and watch "The Shield." ~Timothy Simons
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
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I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like. ~George McGovern
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Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. ~Steven Rattner
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I wear my shadows where they are harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I am travelling toward light. ~Bruce Cockburn
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