Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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Luck is infatuated with the efficient. ~Persian Proverb
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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher. ~Benjamin Whichcote
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Surrender means wisely accommodating ourselves to what is beyond our control. ~Sylvia Boorstein
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The pressure to entertain, to sell ourselves, and never to be visibly anxious keeps ratcheting up. ~Susan Cain
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Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves. ~John Calvin
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, but an eternal now, does always last. ~Abraham Cowley
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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What kind of knife is this? Locke held a rounded buttering utensil up for Chains' inspection. It's all wrong. You couldn't kill anyone with this. ~Scott Lynch
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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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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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I love documentaries and the computer. I am a little addicted to the computer, and that relaxes me. I find information, I shop, and I look up people I worked with to find out if they're dead or alive. ~Anne Meara
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
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I don't think I'm unlike a lot of people. I am just someone who is trying to find that mate, and I think it's a really hard thing to do. ~Halle Berry
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It is a common teaching of the Saints that one of the principal means of leading a good and exemplary life is certainly modesty and the mortification of the eyes. Just as there is nothing better than modesty to preserve devotion in a soul and to edify one's neighbor, so too, there is nothing worse than immodesty and licentious glances to expose a person to the danger of becoming lax and loose in morals. ~Alphonsus Rodriguez
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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