It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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If the German people lay down their arms the whole of Eastern and Southern Europe, together with the Reich, will come under Russian occupation. Behind an iron curtain mass butcheries of people would begin. ~Joseph Goebbels
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. ~James Madison
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
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There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian experience. In the Polish experience, the state was always a foreign power. So, to hate the state was a patriotic act. ~Ryszard Kapuscinski
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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Language in art remains a highly ambiguous transaction, a quicksand, a trampoline, a frozen pool which might give way under you; at any time. ~Harold Pinter
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Power changes everything till it is difficult to say who are the heroes and who the villains. ~Libba Bray
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ~Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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It is so boring to just hire a fancy caterer and have them do everything. ~Nicole Miller
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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her ~Mother Teresa
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In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. ~Jon Krakauer
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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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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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Once again, President Clinton is using American troops to deflect attention from his record of lies, distortions, obstructions of justice and abuse of power. ~Ron Paul
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Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy? ~Joichi Ito
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