It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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We all know of course, that we should never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever fiddle around in any way with electrical equipment. Never. ~Daniel Handler
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We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. ~Dodinsky
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"Why do you give me cars?" "It's fun," Ranger said. "And it keeps you safe. Do you want to know why keeping you safe is important to me?" "You love me?" "Yes." A sigh inadvertently escaped. "We're really screwed up, aren't we?" "In a very large way," Ranger said. ~Janet Evanovich
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight. ~Bobby Rahal
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment. ~Ann Macbeth
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Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that is largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. ~Richard Branson
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
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I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like. ~George McGovern
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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All my friends I've known since I was really little. ~Leona Lewis
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There are no true friends in politics. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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