The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful. ~Rumi
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The aim of all struggles for liberty is to keep in bounds the armed defenders of peace, the governors and their constables. The political concept of the individual's freedom means: freedom from arbitrary action on the part of the police power. ~Ludwig von Mises
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What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations. ~Harry A. Blackmun
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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In those dark times, one rose to the very heights of humanity by simply remaining human. ~Elie Wiesel
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I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. ~Lou Brock
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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God heals, and the physician takes the fee. ~French Proverb
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We believe. We believe in our destiny as a nation. We believe we have been called to do good, to spread the blessings of liberty and encourage the sense of trust upon which free societies depend. ~Tony Snow
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If Darwin could see what we now see, what we now know about the ocean, about the atmosphere, about the nature of life, as we now understand it, about the importance of microbes. I think he would just beam with joy that many of the thoughts and the glimpses of the majesty of life on Earth that he had during his life, now magnified many times over. ~Sylvia Earle
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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I think that the best rock n' roll is about the spirit of being young, the feeling of being 16 and getting crazy with your friends and going out to a show and just that whole feeling. ~Sebastian Bach
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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Never strike your wife, even with a flower. ~Hindu Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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