I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. ~Milton Friedman
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Just as the Atman (Soul) is the reality underlying the conscious powers of an individual, so the Supreme Soul (God) is the eternal quiet underneath the drive and activity of the universe. ~Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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Never tell anyone to go to hell unless you can make 'em go. ~William J. Clinton
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Proverb
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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What is so real as the cry of a child? A rabbit's cry may be wilder but it has no soul. ~Sylvia Plath
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Innovating economies expand and develop. Economies that do not add new kinds of goods and services, but continue only to repeat old work, do not expand much nor do they, by definition, develop. ~Jane Jacobs
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed. That sets his doors wide open to a thief, and shows the felon where his treasure lies? ~Ben Jonson
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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All men naturally desire knowledge. An indication of this is our esteem for the senses; for apart from their use we esteem them for their own sake, and most of all the sense of sight. Not only with a view to action, but even when no action is contemplated, we prefer sight, generally speaking, to all the other senses. The reason of this is that of all the senses sight best helps us to know things, and reveals many distinctions. ~Aristotle
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
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