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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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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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proverbiosOne does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian experience. In the Polish experience, the state was always a foreign power. So, to hate the state was a patriotic act. ~Ryszard Kapuscinski
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The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies. ~Paul Cook
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. ~Nicolas Cage
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. ~Mark Twain
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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