We cannot come to honour under coverlet. ~George Herbert
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Let me think about the people I care about... ~Ze Frank
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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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The path to inspiration starts upon the trails we've known; each stumbling block is not a rock, but just a stepping stone. ~Charles Ghigna
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The aim of all struggles for liberty is to keep in bounds the armed defenders of peace, the governors and their constables. The political concept of the individual's freedom means: freedom from arbitrary action on the part of the police power. ~Ludwig von Mises
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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I love to work, so give me what you have got. I will play a tree, if you want me to. If you want fruit on it, then pay me more money. Otherwise, I just love to work. ~Danny Trejo
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The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that, women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves. ~Louise Otto-Peters
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One person's craziness is another person's reality. ~Tim Burton
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, "Who's that?" But this got me started in acting. ~James Stewart
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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The highest wisdom adopts the humblest of bodies. ~Antoni Tapies
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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