Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be. ~Abba Eban
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I felt as if I had attended the funeral of someone I didn't know. ~Pauline Kael
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No naturalist has devoted more painstaking attention to the structure of the barnacles than Mr. Darwin. ~Richard Owen
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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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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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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Our whole social environment seems to us to be filled with forces which really exist only in our own minds. ~Emile Durkheim
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
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Everything we "know" from above [heaven], we know from down here [earth]. How can you take something like that seriously? ~Steve Stevaert
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams. ~Heidi Klum
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Every young girl wants to be a princess. Then, when you find a real-life one, it's very easy to imagine yourself in that role. ~Lauren Willig
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In the Negro countenance you will often meet with strong traits of benignity. I have felt yearnings of tenderness towards some of these faces. ~Charles Lamb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head. ~Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~Chinese Proverb
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