Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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The tragedy of ignorance is its complacency. ~Robert Quillen
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Virtue is its own reward. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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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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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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Weep now, but tomorrow be strong. Remember who we are and that whatever else is taken from us, they will never strip our honour and our pride. ~Elizabeth Chadwick
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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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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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is the end of art to inoculate men with the love of nature. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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There is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent press staff, enough seats, sandwiches and briefings and the ability to understand deadlines. ~Ronald Steel
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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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"Why do you give me cars?" "It's fun," Ranger said. "And it keeps you safe. Do you want to know why keeping you safe is important to me?" "You love me?" "Yes." A sigh inadvertently escaped. "We're really screwed up, aren't we?" "In a very large way," Ranger said. ~Janet Evanovich
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I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It's kind of the best thing that can happen to you. It's thrilling. ~Hugh Jackman
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"A woman doesn't want to be told she looks nice," Jude nuttered as she sat down beside maud's grave. "She wants to be told she's beautiful, sexy. That she looks outrageous. It dosen't matter if its not true." She sighed and laid the flowers against the headstone. "Because for the moment, when the words are said and the words are heard, it's perfect truth." ~Nora Roberts
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Proverb
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