Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw. ~Oliver Goldsmith
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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To devastate by language, to blow up the word and with it the world. ~Emile M. Cioran
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The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences learning, behavior and the very structure of the brain itself. ~Jeffrey Kluger
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Everyone agrees in theory that we can't judge a new idea or point of view unless we enter into it and try it out, but the practice itself is rare. ~Peter Elbow
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Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly. ~Charles R. Swindoll
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The university's business is the conservation of useless knowledge; and what the university itself apparently fails to see is that this enterprise is not only noble but indispensable as well, that society can not exist unless it goes on. ~Albert J. Nock
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The healing of ourselves as healers has to take place first. Bringing ourselves to wholeness, we become more sensitive to other people. In the change of consciousness that happens within us, we bring about change of consciousness in those around us and in the planet itself. ~Marion Woodman
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There's no "brothers" when it comes to white people. We are just complete individuals. We don't care about each other. He's not my brother; my brother lives in Ohio; I don't know that guy. ~Bill Burr
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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