The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see. ~Martin Amis
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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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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic 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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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow. ~English Proverb
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Let me make it clear that I do not assert that a President and the Congress must on all points agree with each other at all times. Many times in history there has been complete disagreement between the two branches of the Government, and in these disagreements sometimes the Congress has won and sometimes the President has won. But during the administration of the present President we have had neither agreement nor a clear-cut battle. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The tragedy of ignorance is its complacency. ~Robert Quillen
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes. ~Samuel Adams
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Virtue is its own reward. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ~Abraham Maslow
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