The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies. ~Paul Cook
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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It is my object, in the following work, to travel over ground which has as yet been little explored and to make my reader acquainted with a species of Remains, which, though absolutely necessary for understanding the history of the globe, have been hitherto almost uniformly neglected. ~Georges Cuvier
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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What is shocking and wrong is not [Lord Devlin's] idea that the community's morality counts, but his idea of what counts as the community's morality. ~Ronald Dworkin
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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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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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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We should go into His presence as a child goes to his father. We do it with reverence and godly fear, of course, but we should go with a childlike confidence and simplicity. ~David Lloyd Jones
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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We are all human beings, immigrant or non-immigrant. We all feel fear. We all love and become confused when we don't act as well as we would like to. We all get depressed and have feelings of uselessness. All of these things are true and have always been true. ~Akhil Sharma
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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I have accepted fear as a part of life; specifically the fear of change. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back. ~Erica Jong
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Go ahead, and fear not. You will have a full library at your service. ~Doris Kearns Goodwin
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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