God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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For the possibilities of being different from what one is are infinite. Once one has negated oneself, however, there are no longer any particular choices. ~Hannah Arendt
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. ~Norbert of Xanten
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English Proverb
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A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine. ~Yiddish Proverb
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In our post 9/11 world, our Nation's military deserves, at least the same access to institutions of higher education that any other major employer might enjoy. ~Mike Rogers
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Success, for me, is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that decision. And if my daughter chooses to work outside the home and is successful, she is cheered on and supported. ~Sheryl Sandberg
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Additionally, Smart Irrigation Month serves to recognize advances in irrigation technology and practices that produce not only more but also higher quality plants with less water. ~Jim Costa
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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A world of few choices, whether in jeans or mates, is a world in which individual differences become sources of alienation, unhappiness, even self-loathing. If no jeans fit, you'll feel uncomfortable or inferior. If no housing developments reflect your taste for unique architecture, you'll write screeds against philistine mass culture. ~Virginia Postrel
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. ~George Herbert
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican. ~Elton John
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. ~Warren Christopher
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The healing of ourselves as healers has to take place first. Bringing ourselves to wholeness, we become more sensitive to other people. In the change of consciousness that happens within us, we bring about change of consciousness in those around us and in the planet itself. ~Marion Woodman
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Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect! ~Jonathan Richman
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