We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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So, we just kind of created our own thing and that is part of the beauty of Athens; is that it is so off the map and there is no way you could ever be the East Village or an L.A. scene or a San Francisco scene, that it just became its own thing. ~Michael Stipe
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My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett. ~Al Franken
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it. ~Franco Nero
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Hope springs eternal. ~American Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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Ignorance is never out of style. It was in fashion yesterday, it is the rage today and it will set the pace tomorrow. ~Frank Dane
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We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. ~Dodinsky
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish Proverb
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Let me think about the people I care about... ~Ze Frank
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I love all those girls the same as they love me. I get thousands of letters a week from girls who love me... Every time I sing a song, I make love to them. I'm a boudoir singer. ~Frank Sinatra
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I don't pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says. ~Dick Cheney
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Give me a lead of 14-0 at halftime and I will dictate the final score. ~Frank Leahy
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them. ~Benjamin Franklin
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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Faith, culture, structure and guidance are good things. ~Bethenny Frankel
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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