A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably. ~John Bunyan
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations. ~Kathie Lee Gifford
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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In the Negro countenance you will often meet with strong traits of benignity. I have felt yearnings of tenderness towards some of these faces. ~Charles Lamb
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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The day I made that statement, about the inventing the internet, I was tired because I had been up all night inventing the Camcorder. ~Al Gore
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Carved with figures strange and sweet, All made out of the carver's brain. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ. ~John Calvin
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I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
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The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy nowadays it means rank subversion. ~Germaine Greer
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People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. ~Katherine Jenkins
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A woman is essentially a vessel made to be filled. ~Jose Saramago
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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A thief believes everybody steals. ~Proverb
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Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools. ~Charles Churchill
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They say I tried to hurt my nurse. I tell them they tried to hurt me first. ~CJ Roberts
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The support in Britain made a big difference. ~Louise Woodward
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That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful. ~Rumi
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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