Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. ~Jan Karon
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians. ~James Herbert
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Never underestimate the power of wide-grip pull-ups to develop width and size. ~Ronnie Coleman
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I'm a person that just likes to speak the truth, and I don't understand why in America, it's such a big deal that we won't read the Koran and we won't look at history. ~Pat Robertson
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Where there is sunshine the doctor starves. ~Flemish Proverb
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If you're serious, you really understand that it's important that you laugh as much as possible and admit that you're the funniest person you ever met. You have to laugh. Admit that you're funny. Otherwise, you die in solemnity. ~Maya Angelou
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Strong leaders understand that action cures indecision. ~Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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I am kind of a grinder. I am a Cinderella, an underdog story who fights. ~Zach Johnson
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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"Feminist comedy," practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime, when Rosie the Riveter went to work in the factories, constructing the Allies' war machines while taking charge of the finances, the home, and the children. ~Grace Slick
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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For me, prose walks, poetry dances. ~James Broughton
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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Right, and the definition of basic stupidity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. I am not stupid. I didn't say to keep doing it. Move forward with purpose. Examine what went wrong and correct that one mistake. ~Sherrilyn Kenyon
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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