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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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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You think you are prepared. You think you have done everything you're supposed to, study hard, work hard, keep yourself out of trouble, and then, whoosh! Something arrives out of the blue that you never saw coming. Something you never even imagined. Something that will knock your little world off its axis. Something that will either change your life for the better, or end it forever. Chaos. ~James Michael
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As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home. ~Tim Murphy
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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I love South American food, and I haven't really been down there. I really need a vacation. ~Nate Silver
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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained, this is free. ~Veronica Roth
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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If you didn't watch "The Shield," you should stop everything you are doing and go back and watch "The Shield." ~Timothy Simons
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I've been wearing Wrangler jeans for more than a decade now, all the way back to when I first started playing clubs in my teens in Georgia. ~Jason Aldean
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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I guess you can stay sort of true to the story; you don't have to artificially bring the character back from whatever doom you've designed for them, you can tell the story, I suppose, honestly. ~Garth Ennis
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I remember being fascinated by ants and wasps and other bugs when I was a kid. I'd set out a Coke can and stand back 20 feet and use my telescope to watch wasps land on it. ~Paul McEuen
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree. ~J. P. Morgan
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