Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home. ~Tim Murphy
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The greater part of mankind judge of men only by their fashionableness or their fortune. ~Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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As we live, so we learn. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have no pity! I have no pity! The more worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails! It is a moral teething, and I grind with greater energy, in proportion to the increase of pain. ~Emily Bronte
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. ~Phil Jackson
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Government is at best useless, and at worst counter-productive. ~Kakha Bendukidze
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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We have been playing to a 70-30 black to white audience. And we are just doing what should come next, trying to attract a larger house, trying to reach an audience that's half black and white. ~Valerie Simpson
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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