It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. ~Jack Nicholson
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The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern? ~John Shelton Reed
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Many people in the western world are spoiled by the conveniences of our culture. ~Joyce Meyer
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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Even if you're not going anywhere, do not get in the way. ~Jose Bergamin
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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Horses teach you patience and how to do things the right way so you can get the right result. ~Lyle Lovett
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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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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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It is a shocking trick for a young person to be always lolling upon a sofa. ~Jane Austen
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Admire, exult, despise, laugh, weep for here There is such matter for all feelings: Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. ~Lord Byron
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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Honesty is the soul of business. ~Dutch Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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