I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing. ~Pearl Bailey
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You must remember the value that you add to others and not just what others have added to you. That's how we build self-worth, which, in my opinion, is just as important as net worth. ~Suze Orman
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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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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The healing of ourselves as healers has to take place first. Bringing ourselves to wholeness, we become more sensitive to other people. In the change of consciousness that happens within us, we bring about change of consciousness in those around us and in the planet itself. ~Marion Woodman
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night. ~Mary Lou Williams
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Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back. ~Zhu Rongji
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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