With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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The growth of love is the essence within the soul. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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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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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
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You have to believe in love stories and prince charming and that eventually you'll find your own happily ever after. ~Taylor Swift
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress. ~Shimon Peres
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Honesty is the soul of business. ~Dutch Proverb
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu 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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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable. ~Nikola Tesla
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