The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don't have a lot of rules. We break the rules, but it's mostly because we don't know what the rules are. It's easy for us to go to certain places, so I'm not surprised that a lot of people were amused by my songwriting style. ~Frank Black
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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The way life runs through everything, even the tiniest elements of nature; that makes me humble. It's the same humility that causes people at a certain time every day to get on their knees and put their foreheads on the ground in honor of something or someone. ~Michael J. Fox
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A lot of people are simply interested in exploring their own spirituality, their own values, who they are, whether they're happy where they are. ~James Redfield
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When we decide to be happy we accept the responsibility to bring happiness to someone else. ~Maya Angelou
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Last night the Moon asked me, ""Why do not you leave your love if she makes you cry?" I looked back at the Moon and replied, "You are so lonely up there by can you leave your Sky?"
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, the positive pronounce without dismay. ~William Cowper
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they are not teaching because of the financial rewards. ~John Engler
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A busy mother makes slothful daughters. ~Portuguese Proverbs
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More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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Plaid is always cute and always will be. But only on the bottom. At the top, it makes you look like a farmer. ~Jen Lancaster
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If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself. ~Candance Bushnell
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People have to be free to investigate computer security. People have to be free to look for the vulnerabilities and create proof of concept code to show that they are true vulnerabilities in order for us to secure our systems. ~Edward Snowden
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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