People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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The success of the dinner depends as much upon the company as the cook. Discordant elements, people invited alphabetically, or to pay off debts, are fatal. ~Ward McAllister
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
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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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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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Funny, I don't feel any more powerful today than yesterday. ~Jerry B. Jenkins
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There are some people that we didn't forget, but we don't smile any more when they're mentioned. ~Nizar Qabbani
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ~English Proverb
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I have been, or seemed, hard with everyone because I was carried away by a sort of brutality born of my distrust in myself and my ill-humor. I have felt so badly equipped, so soft, in spite of the fact that my attitude towards art seemed to me so just. I was disgusted with everyone, and especially myself. ~Edgar Degas
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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The struggle to maintain peace is immeasurably more difficult than any military operation. ~Anne O'Hare McCormick
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Hollywood has definitely grown, in embracing the inclusion of Latinos in the world, because, for some time, we didn't exist. We were not part of any stories. ~Salma Hayek
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Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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