A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French 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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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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Surrender means wisely accommodating ourselves to what is beyond our control. ~Sylvia Boorstein
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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I feel very strongly that the Democratic Party has, in the past, been the party of the future. I think when you look at Social Security and Medicare, when you look at the civil rights movement, the women's movement, I think the Democratic Party has always been in the forefront of change. ~Richard Lamm
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I dream about people who do not need to have sex to know they love each other. ~Carol Rifka Brunt
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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You don't run out on people; you run out on yourself. ~Truman Capote
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The pressure to entertain, to sell ourselves, and never to be visibly anxious keeps ratcheting up. ~Susan Cain
#quotes #susan-cain #entertainment

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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A child is what you put into him. ~African 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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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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Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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You know, if you don't do nothin, you don't do nothin. ~Arthur Godfrey
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