From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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As proud as a peacock. ~Proverb
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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As we live, so we learn. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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When I face the media, maybe I don't feel it now, here with you, because it's a different sort of interview, but when I face the media before or after the game, I feel it as part of the game. ~Jose Mourinho
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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If you have someone in your life that you are grateful for, someone to whom you want to write another heartfelt, slanted, misspelled thank you note, do it. Tell them they made you feel loved and supported. That they made you feel like you belonged somewhere and that you were not a freak. Tell them all of that. Tell them today. ~Lisa Jakub
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I feel very strongly that the Democratic Party has, in the past, been the party of the future. I think when you look at Social Security and Medicare, when you look at the civil rights movement, the women's movement, I think the Democratic Party has always been in the forefront of change. ~Richard Lamm
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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