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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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proverbiosA cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London. ~Kenneth Robert Livingstone
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time. ~Jerry Bridges
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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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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Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. ~Bernadette Devlin
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. ~George Bernard Shaw
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Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. I tilted my head back. The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach. ~Leigh Bardugo
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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Yes, God wants you to do signs and wonders. But the love of God manifested through you is what people really need. So you first must see His face. You must become so close to His very heartbeat that you can feel what others feel. ~Heidi Baker
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