Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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I am kind of a grinder. I am a Cinderella, an underdog story who fights. ~Zach Johnson
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. ~Spanish Proverb
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. ~Benazir Bhutto
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If you were to open up a baby's head, and I am not for a moment suggesting that you should; you would find nothing but an enormous drool gland. ~Dave Barry
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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