In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
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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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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
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Unnamed entertainment industry moguls are now telling the New York Times that they intend never to work with Mel Gibson again. After all, how dare Mel Gibson challenge the public by producing a film that spurs public discussion, that pushes the envelope, that takes an old story to a new level. How dare Mel Gibson follow his own passion as a filmmaker. How dare he make $20 million on the opening day box office! ~Laura Ingraham
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An angry man is full of poison. ~Confucius
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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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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
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Give me a lead of 14-0 at halftime and I will dictate the final score. ~Frank Leahy
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The pleasure isn't in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you. ~Philip Roth
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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Lack of resource has hanged many a person. ~Irish Proverb
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Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish 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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