Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out. ~Jewish Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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We should go into His presence as a child goes to his father. We do it with reverence and godly fear, of course, but we should go with a childlike confidence and simplicity. ~David Lloyd Jones
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly. ~Haitian Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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In reading a novel, any novel, we have to know perfectly well that the whole thing is nonsense, and then, while reading, believe every word of it. Finally, when we're done with it, we may find, if it's a good novel, that we're a bit different from what we were before we read it, that we have changed a little. But it's very hard to say just what we learned, how we were changed. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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I love South American food, and I haven't really been down there. I really need a vacation. ~Nate Silver
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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment; that is not the Islamic way. ~Naguib Mahfouz
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I like Chris Rock. He's dangerous. ~Mel Brooks
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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A red apple invites stones. ~Kurdish Proverb
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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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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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian 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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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home. ~Tim Murphy
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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The debate over same sex "marriage" has engaged the heartfelt feelings and convictions of millions of Americans. ~Elliott Abrams
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Long-term relationships are an everyday choice. It is harder to be in a marriage than it is to bounce from one relationship to the next. ~Pink
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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