It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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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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You may call for peace as loudly as you wish, but where there is no brotherhood there can in the end be no peace. ~Max Lerner
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There is one catagory of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television commercials for candidates in Presidential elections. ~David Ogilvy
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The necessity for "professionals" in the entertainment industry is being constantly challenged. ~Jason Alexander
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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
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Art is good for my soul precisely because it reminds me that we have souls in the first place. ~Tilda Swinton
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable. ~Louisa May Alcott
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Whenever armed forces are used, the idea of combat must be present. The end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed, and trained, the whole object of his sleeping, eating, drinking, and marching is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time. ~Carl von Clausewitz
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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Good news always comes from far away. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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