I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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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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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. ~Daisaku Ikeda
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Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. ~Spanish Proverb
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One doctor makes work for another. ~English Proverb
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"Perfect justice rules the world" for the Powers that are superior to us know the whole life of the Soul and all its' former lives. ~Iamblichus
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago. ~Eric Alterman
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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Everything is negotiable. Whether or not the negotiation is easy is another thing. ~Carrie Fisher
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Birds in their little nests agree; And 'tis a shameful sight when children of one family fall out, and chide, and fight. ~Isaac Watts
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist 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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