More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh Proverb
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Where there is sunshine the doctor starves. ~Flemish Proverb
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Where life plants you, bloom with grace. ~French Proverb
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In some ways it's taken me decades to come clean and make honest work; and still to this day, sometimes I find myself wanting to hide behind my work and deny the more biographical aspects. ~David Knopfler
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Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. ~George Bernard Shaw
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In Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world, we have 1,100 gangs and 120,000 gang members so it is a daunting, complex social dilemma. ~Greg Boyle
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For mercy has a human heart; pity, a human face; and love, the human form divine, and peace, the human dress. ~William Blake
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No matter what you do each day; or in life, doing things God's way is a matter of the heart. ~Elizabeth George
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There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
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All I can say right now is the U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped. ~Edward Snowden
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Everybody has talent, it is just a matter of moving around until you have discovered what it is. ~George Lucas
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can trust the promise of this opening. Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning. That is at one with your life's desire. ~John O'Donohue
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We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. ~Antoine Rivarol
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. ~Thomas Jefferson
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A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens. ~George Stigler
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