As tough as things have been, I am convinced you are tougher. I've seen your passion and I've seen your service. I've seen you engage and I've seen you turn out in record numbers. I've heard your voices amplified by creativity and a digital fluency that those of us in older generations can barely comprehend. I've seen a generation eager, impatient even, to step into the rushing waters of history and change its course. ~Barack Obama
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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Age is honorable and youth is noble. ~Irish 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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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull. ~Brandon Sanderson
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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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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal. ~C. S. Lewis
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish 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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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change. ~Buddhist Proverb
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