To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. ~Thomas Jefferson
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Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, the positive pronounce without dismay. ~William Cowper
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. ~Jane Fonda
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ~Kenyan Proverb
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Everything in moderation. And that includes a couple of beers a day. ~Stephen King
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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I'm a songwriter first. ~Carole King
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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It takes the glory of God to conceal a matter. It takes the honor of the king to seek out for it. ~Tommy Tenney
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The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
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But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn. ~Patricia Marx
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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Every young girl wants to be a princess. Then, when you find a real-life one, it's very easy to imagine yourself in that role. ~Lauren Willig
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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The way life runs through everything, even the tiniest elements of nature; that makes me humble. It's the same humility that causes people at a certain time every day to get on their knees and put their foreheads on the ground in honor of something or someone. ~Michael J. Fox
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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I wear my shadows where they are harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I am travelling toward light. ~Bruce Cockburn
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Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts. ~Soren Kierkegaard
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