The scenic ideals that surround even our national parks are carriers of a nostalgia for heavenly bliss and eternal calmness. ~Robert Smithson
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As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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There are no true friends in politics. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~Zen Proverb
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If there are no endings, there are no beginnings and you see no new lands, so for everything that is lost, there is usually something gained. ~Merle Shain
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The rain follows after the forest. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market. ~Henry Paulson
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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