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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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quotistDo not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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The unexpected stalks a farm in big boots like a vagrant bent on havoc. Not every farmer is an inventor, but the good ones have the seeds of invention within them. Economy and efficiency move their relentless tinkering and yet the real motive often seems to be aesthetic. The mind that first designed a cutter bar is not far different from a mind that can take the intractable steel of an outsized sickle blade and make it hum in the end. The question is how to reduce the simplicity that constitutes a problem to the greater simplicity that constitutes a solution. ~Verlyn Klinkenborg
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian experience. In the Polish experience, the state was always a foreign power. So, to hate the state was a patriotic act. ~Ryszard Kapuscinski
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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A woman either hates or loves, there is no third course. ~Latin Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. ~Arthur Ashe
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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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I have a natural curiosity for people. ~Nicholas Haslam
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Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. ~Steven Rattner
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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable. ~Bernard of Clairvaux
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Yes, worship of the loving God is man's whole reason for existence. ~Aiden Wilson Tozer
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