When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it. ~Italian Proverb
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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Hardest job in America is being a single mom. There are a lot of them and a lot of them in Baltimore and I think that they absolutely do their best. They can't keep continue to do their best if businesses flee the city. ~Dana Perino
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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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To play in the men's tournaments I have to keep getting stronger and get more distance. ~Michelle Wie
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I won't say I was slow developer, but our teacher was quite pleased to have someone her own age in the class to talk to. ~Chic Murray
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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can trust the promise of this opening. Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning. That is at one with your life's desire. ~John O'Donohue
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all. ~Alice Eve
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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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The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be. ~Abba Eban
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Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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