He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out. ~Jewish Proverb
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Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. ~Bernadette Devlin
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Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time. ~Jerry Bridges
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For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson of your life, the lesson of your utter insignificance. ~Joseph Brodsky
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The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. ~George Bernard Shaw
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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Birds in their little nests agree; And 'tis a shameful sight when children of one family fall out, and chide, and fight. ~Isaac Watts
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli. ~Jerome Bruner
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Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London. ~Kenneth Robert Livingstone
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Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly. ~Ernest Hemingway
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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Truth is time's daughter. ~Spanish Proverb
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More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. ~Dan Brown
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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