It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~Hindu Proverb
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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Think of submitting our measure to the advice of politicians! I would as soon submit the subject of the equality of a goose to a fox. ~Anna Howard Shaw
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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What you think you are, you are,until you think otherwise. ~American Proverb
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. ~Benazir Bhutto
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The virtual world is not the enemy. The pioneers invented a world they believed in, but the followers must follow that world whether they believe in it or not. ~Leos Carax
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When I am in situations where I break out of the pattern, it's hard on me. Once you get used to regular scripture study, you miss it if you don't have it. It's like food; you have to have it. I know that I need the scriptures like I need food. I don't miss a regular meal, and I don't miss regular scripture study. ~Henry B. Eyring
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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The harm that theology has done is not to create cruel impulses, but to give them the sanction of what professes to be lofty ethic, and to confer an apparently sacred character upon practices which have come down from more ignorant and barbarous times. ~Bertrand Russell
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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