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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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proverbiosThe sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy nowadays it means rank subversion. ~Germaine Greer
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There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
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A woman is essentially a vessel made to be filled. ~Jose Saramago
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Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. ~Jane Fonda
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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What I've learned about marriage: You need to have each other's back; you have to be a kind of team going through life. ~Tom Petty
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One person's craziness is another person's reality. ~Tim Burton
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Conscience is the voice of the soul. ~Polish Proverb
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Better no doctor at all than three. ~Polish Proverb
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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Success, for me, is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that decision. And if my daughter chooses to work outside the home and is successful, she is cheered on and supported. ~Sheryl Sandberg
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I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. ~Coco Chanel
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Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash. ~Amelia Earhart
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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. ~Louis D. Brandeis
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong. ~Marlene Dietrich
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