One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought of freedom, in that hope itself possess. All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength. The scorn of danger, and united hearts. The surest presage of the good they seek. ~William Cowper
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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He who cooks a bad thing, eats of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community in general; in particular in the field of human intelligence. ~Paul Bremer
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I did climb about 80 buildings around the world and I climbed even the five tallest. ~Alain Robert
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth. ~Gautama Buddha
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I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly. ~Pete Sampras
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I'm at the age where I want two girls. In case I fall asleep they will have someone to talk to. ~Rodney Dangerfield
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Every garden may have some weeds. ~English Proverb
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault. ~Tanith Lee
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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After I left the White House, I kept a foothold in the business of American politics as a talk-show host, analyst, commentator, speechmaker, and occasional writer. I was no longer a practitioner, but I was still a partisan, a Democrat, a blue-stater through and through. ~Dee Dee Myers
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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