A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish 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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The fear among economists across the political spectrum was that we were rapidly plummeting toward a second Great Depression. So in the weeks and months that followed, we undertook a series of difficult steps to prevent that outcome. And we were forced to take those steps, largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led to the crisis, decided to hand it over to others to solve. ~Barack Obama
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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Piano keys jangled as he got to his feet. "Our own Sleeping Beauty. Who finally kissed you awake?" "Nobody. I woke up on my own." "Was there anyone with you? ~Cassandra Clare
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I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home. ~Evelyn Glennie
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Whenever armed forces are used, the idea of combat must be present. The end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed, and trained, the whole object of his sleeping, eating, drinking, and marching is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time. ~Carl von Clausewitz
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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Earth to Democrats; displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move. ~Monica Crowley
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
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I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them. ~Phyllis Diller
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If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead. ~V. S. Naipaul
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The beautiful are shyer than the ugly, for they move in a world that does not ask for beauty. ~Ned Rorem
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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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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Taoist Proverb
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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Right, and the definition of basic stupidity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. I am not stupid. I didn't say to keep doing it. Move forward with purpose. Examine what went wrong and correct that one mistake. ~Sherrilyn Kenyon
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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Promise little and do much. ~Hebrew Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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