Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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You know, I think, I think the Palestinians are trying to get away without negotiating. They're trying to get a state to continue the conflict with Israel rather than to end it. They're trying to basically detour around peace negotiations by going to the U.N. and have the automatic majority in the U.N. General Assembly give them, give them a state. ~Benjamin Netanyahu
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no place like home. ~English Proverb
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us. ~David Antin
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I just can't sleep tonight knowing that things ain't right. ~Justin Bieber
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Science is changing. God's Word does not change! ~Adrian Rogers
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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"Feminist comedy," practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime, when Rosie the Riveter went to work in the factories, constructing the Allies' war machines while taking charge of the finances, the home, and the children. ~Grace Slick
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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I am still me even after all that has happened. ~Victoria Beckham
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not do what you will have to find an excuse for. ~Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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Hopes are always accompanied by fears, and, in scientific research, the fears are liable to become dominant. ~Paul Dirac
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