If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, there is a layer of people who run everything. But we, we are just peasants. We do not understand what is going on, and we cannot do anything. ~Doris Lessing
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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Earth to Democrats; displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move. ~Monica Crowley
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Loyalty, Signor Molteni, not love. Penelope is loyal to Ulysses but we do not know how far she loved him; and as you know people can sometimes be absolutely loyal without loving. In certain cases, in fact, loyalty is form of vengeance, of black-mail, of recovering one's self-respect. Loyalty, not love. ~Alberto Moravia
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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You either go through your life working for someone and getting a paycheck; and it can be a damn good paycheck, and I am not complaining as someone who has always been a salaried employee; or you can go out and become an entrepreneur. ~Al Michaels
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Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh Proverb
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The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern? ~John Shelton Reed
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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Reality is not meant to be only creedal, though the creeds are important. Reality is to be experienced, and experienced on the basis of a restored relationship with God through that finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. ~Francis Schaeffer
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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I think that what went wrong with religion is the same thing that went wrong with politics. Is that it became too money based and too controlling. It is just a weakness that we human beings have for control, we want one thing and then we want more and then we want more. ~Dave Davies
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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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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Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. ~Spanish Proverb
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The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable. ~Nikola Tesla
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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