After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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The beautiful are shyer than the ugly, for they move in a world that does not ask for beauty. ~Ned Rorem
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone. ~Daniel Keys Moran
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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I look at couples in the street who are in their sixties and have been together for 40 years, and they're my idols. That's Ice and me for sure. ~Coco Austin
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I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them. ~Cy Twombly
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What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and to monitor these programs. ~Robert Scheer
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A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages; in that case, such a distinction may be imputed to a vulgar error, which ought to be corrected in philosophy. ~Thomas Reid
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Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature. ~Graham Cooke
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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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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~Mario Lemieux
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change. ~Buddhist Proverb
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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