A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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A bad cause requires many words. ~German Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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Once again, President Clinton is using American troops to deflect attention from his record of lies, distortions, obstructions of justice and abuse of power. ~Ron Paul
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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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What bothers most critics of my work is the goofiness. One reviewer said I need to make up my mind if want to be funny or serious. My response is that I will make up my mind when God does, because life is a commingling of the sacred and the profane, good and evil. To try and separate them is fallacy. ~Tom Robbins
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