Whenever armed forces are used, the idea of combat must be present. The end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed, and trained, the whole object of his sleeping, eating, drinking, and marching is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time. ~Carl von Clausewitz
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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I'm 31 now. I think I'm beginning to understand what life is, what romance is, and what a relationship means. ~Adam Sandler
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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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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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Not the glittering weapon fights the fight, but rather the hero's heart. ~Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage. ~Finnish Proverb
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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Unnamed entertainment industry moguls are now telling the New York Times that they intend never to work with Mel Gibson again. After all, how dare Mel Gibson challenge the public by producing a film that spurs public discussion, that pushes the envelope, that takes an old story to a new level. How dare Mel Gibson follow his own passion as a filmmaker. How dare he make $20 million on the opening day box office! ~Laura Ingraham
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Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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My real heroes have always been sports-writers. ~Dan Jenkins
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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Human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty; it flows with resistless force and brings beauty with it. ~George Eliot
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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