Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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If we stay aware and acknowledge the great mystery that is this life, we will see that we have been perfectly placed, in exactly the right position, to make all the difference in the world. ~James Redfield
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. ~Sylvia Earle
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Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
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Independence in the end is the fruit of injustice. ~Voltaire
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When we accept small wonders, we qualify ourselves to imagine great wonders. ~Tom Robbins
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Great men simplify great principles and make them easily intelligible to ordinary men ~Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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As project chief you are creating a narrative, a story, a good yarn. If you look at the process-journey that way, you and your gang will ... dramatically up the odds of a wow outcome! ~Tom Peters
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German 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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In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places, that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. ~John Lewis
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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