No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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Surrender means wisely accommodating ourselves to what is beyond our control. ~Sylvia Boorstein
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Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine. ~James Mooney
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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No wonder, he thought, that the panhandle people were a godly lot, for they lived in sudden, violent atmospheres. Weather kept them humble. ~Annie Proulx
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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I live in the moment. ~Amy Sedaris
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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We need ghost stories because we, in fact, are the ghosts. ~Stephen King
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A busy mother makes slothful daughters. ~Portuguese Proverbs
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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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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you want to know how much I miss you, try to catch rain drops. The ones you catch is how much you miss me, and the ones you miss is how much I miss you.
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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When we are young we think our troubles a mighty business, that the world is spread out expressly as a stage for the particular drama of our lives and that we have a right to rant and foam at the mouth if we are crossed. I have done enough of that in my time. ~George Eliot
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The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on that file until it captures another man. ~Howard Staunton
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The aim of all struggles for liberty is to keep in bounds the armed defenders of peace, the governors and their constables. The political concept of the individual's freedom means: freedom from arbitrary action on the part of the police power. ~Ludwig von Mises
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There is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent press staff, enough seats, sandwiches and briefings and the ability to understand deadlines. ~Ronald Steel
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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Most modern Indians don't stick to their caste jobs any more. There is more inter-caste marriage, more fluidity, more freedom than ever before. But the outcastes are usually still outcastes, because they are still the ones who tan India's animals, burn its dead, and remove its excrement. ~Rose George
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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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So that the new generation that will be born can enjoy happiness. To pay the cost we will have to shoulder corpses and cross a river of blood. ~Hiromu Arakawa
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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