The aim of all struggles for liberty is to keep in bounds the armed defenders of peace, the governors and their constables. The political concept of the individual's freedom means: freedom from arbitrary action on the part of the police power. ~Ludwig von Mises
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can't. ~Richard Asher
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There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak not of Evil, whose limited empire is that of ethics; I speak of the infinite. ~Jorge Luis Borges
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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We need better neighbors, neighbors that care about the schools in their neighborhood, whether they have kids in them or not, because they know that the health and vitality of that neighborhood depends on it. ~Thomas Friedman
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose; anything goes. ~Cole Porter
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. ~Bernadette Devlin
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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A red apple invites stones. ~Kurdish Proverb
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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