Whenever the devil harasses you, seek the company of men or drink more, or joke and talk nonsense, or do some other merry thing. Sometimes we must drink more, sport, recreate ourselves, and even sin a little to spite the devil, so that we leave him no place for troubling our consciences with trifles. We are conquered if we try too conscientiously not to sin at all. So when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to. ~Martin Luther
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
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Medicines are not meat to live by. ~German Proverb
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Mulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand. Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle. ~Heather Brewer
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation... but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America. ~Barbara Jordan
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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I know some of you are, thinking, maybe I deserved it. But before you start pointing fingers, let me ask you. Is what I did really so bad? So bad I deserved to die? So bad I deserved to die like that? Is what I did really much worse than what anybody else does? Is it really so much worse than what you do? ~Lauren Oliver
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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For eight years Republicans worked around the clock to delegitimize Bill Clinton. For the next eight years, Democrats tried to delegitimize Bush. Now Barack Obama is enduring the rage of his conservative opposition. ~Joe Scarborough
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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be both sensual and maternal. ~Elisabeth Elliot
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ~Proverb
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