He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment; that is not the Islamic way. ~Naguib Mahfouz
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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In a large mass of muscle deprived of its circulation, the rate at which the recovery process can go on, after severe stimulation, depends on the rate at which oxygen can reach the fibres by diffusion. ~Archibald Hill
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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A cat has nine lives. ~Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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So, we just kind of created our own thing and that is part of the beauty of Athens; is that it is so off the map and there is no way you could ever be the East Village or an L.A. scene or a San Francisco scene, that it just became its own thing. ~Michael Stipe
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
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At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means. ~Gerry Adams
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The tragedy of ignorance is its complacency. ~Robert Quillen
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"Perfect justice rules the world" for the Powers that are superior to us know the whole life of the Soul and all its' former lives. ~Iamblichus
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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Virtue is its own reward. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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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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If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone. ~Daniel Keys Moran
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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The apparent world, the one which is perceived, with its figures, its brightness, its colors, is a psychical product, a creation of the observer. The figures seen on the vault of heaven are neither the celestial bodies, nor the true clouds or the falling stars, but are only effigies which the observer's psyche has created and localized how and where it can. ~Vasco Ronchi
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