Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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Working 14 hours a day until you're 55 and missing your kids growing up is not what I would consider a recipe for happiness. ~Robert Harris
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Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country. ~Richard Lugar
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We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose our inner connection in romantic relationships. ~James Redfield
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I am a sensitive, sensitive person. Overly sensitive. Extremely emotional. ~Mary Lambert
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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Not only had my brother disappeared, but, and bear with me here, a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. ~John Corey Whaley
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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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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For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Because all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen. ~Holly Goldberg Sloan
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
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Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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Love, pregnancy and riding on a camel cannot be hid. ~Arabic Proverb
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. ~George Bernard Shaw
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school. ~Valentino Garavani
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Men can bear all things except good days. ~Dutch Proverbs
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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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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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