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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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quotistWhen there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. ~Daisaku Ikeda
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Find a good teacher that will keep the game fun. Work hard and don't be afraid to have success or disappointment. That is what golf is all about. ~Paula Creamer
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. ~Robert Fulghum
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But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own. ~Peter Shaffer
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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Most modern Indians don't stick to their caste jobs any more. There is more inter-caste marriage, more fluidity, more freedom than ever before. But the outcastes are usually still outcastes, because they are still the ones who tan India's animals, burn its dead, and remove its excrement. ~Rose George
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Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated; preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary. ~Thomas Sowell
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We are supernaturalists first, not naturalists. The only reason we feel compelled to accommodate science is that science says we ought to. But it is science that should accommodate revelation. Revelation has been around much longer. ~Matt Chandler
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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