A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason, and against nature. ~Zeno of Citium
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There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak not of Evil, whose limited empire is that of ethics; I speak of the infinite. ~Jorge Luis Borges
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree. ~J. P. Morgan
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You know, if you don't do nothin, you don't do nothin. ~Arthur Godfrey
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth. ~Danielle Steel
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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What is so real as the cry of a child? A rabbit's cry may be wilder but it has no soul. ~Sylvia Plath
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Because all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen. ~Holly Goldberg Sloan
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Some may claim that is it unscientific to speak of the operations of nature as miracles. But the point of the title lies in the paradox of finding so many wonderful things subservient to the rule of law. ~Elisha Gray
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You rarely find someone who sings really well and who produces really well; it's a problem, and I just think it's a missing link in the music scene. ~Grimes
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The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. ~Mark Twain
#quotes #mark-twain #ignorance #humor

May God in his mercy enable us without obstinacy to perceive our errors. ~Michael Servetus
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I wear my shadows where they are harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I am travelling toward light. ~Bruce Cockburn
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I'm a mad Gummi fan. I always have Gummis in my trailer. But you can't eat too many because then you get Gummi tummy, and that's no good. I can't believe I'm saying this. ~Jensen Ackles
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Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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If you want success, be unique. ~Natalie Massenet
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable. ~Bernard of Clairvaux
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If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself. ~Candance Bushnell
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