All the seven deadly sins are self destroying, morbid appetites, but in their early stages at least, lust and gluttony, averice and sloth know some gratification, while anger and pride have power, even though that power eventually destroys itself. Envy is impotent, numbed with fear, never ceasing in its appetite, and it knows no gratification, but endless self torment. It has the ugliness of a trapped rat, which gnaws its own foot in an effort to escape. ~Angus Wilson
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruban Proverb
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. ~Sun Tzu
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ~James Stephens
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary. ~Karl Lagerfeld
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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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A natural way that an economist approaches a problem is to say, here's where I think the economy is going; this is what we need to deal with the problem. ~Christina Romer
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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All things desirable to men are contained in the Bible. ~Abraham Lincoln
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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ~Abraham Maslow
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Yeah, I think there are a lot of things about Cleveland that I miss. Los Angeles is a funny place to live. ~Monica Potter
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good of the people as a whole. ~Arthur Capper
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My feeling about the Internet or anything else is that the more it tends to become a cult, the more I want to call it into question. ~Bill Keller
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