If we are to perpetuate the state, we must not only produce citizens, but good citizens; men and women of sound bodies, clear minds and clean souls. ~Arthur Capper
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The end never comes when you think it will. It is always ten steps past the worst moment, then a weird turn to the left. ~Lena Dunham
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There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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Don't give advice unless you're asked. ~Amy Alcott
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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I occasionally got called the Rush Limbaugh of Indiana, but most people knew that my style was different. ~Mike Pence
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Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it. ~Confucius
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I do get a lot of mail. I get a lot of foreign mail because my mail gets mixed with Emilio Estevez. ~Erik Estrada
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Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Idleness is the beginning of all vices. ~Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish 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 cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago. ~Eric Alterman
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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