An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably. ~John Bunyan
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me. ~Joe Torre
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We have a tough schedule this summer, so I have to plan my schedule wisely if I want to be able to last throughout the season. ~Kim Clijsters
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains. ~Hobart Brown
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A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing. ~Pearl Bailey
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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Time gives good advice. ~Proverb
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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