Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to be authentic Australian music. ~Nick Cave
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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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There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
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Idolatry is permissible in Hinduism when it sub serves an ideal. ~Mahatma Gandhi
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Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger. ~Alexis de Tocqueville
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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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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If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead. ~V. S. Naipaul
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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