A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~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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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Who are you? The band sang. I tried to remember but I really couldn't say. ~Janet Fitch
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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A dimple on the chin, the devil within. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault. ~Tanith Lee
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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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Remain a child so that your children may always love you. ~Swedish Proverb
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If I could only have one more day, I could do a great painting. ~Fritz Scholder
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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