God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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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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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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The end never comes when you think it will. It is always ten steps past the worst moment, then a weird turn to the left. ~Lena Dunham
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In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington; today it is 1 in 4. ~John Ensign
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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A world of few choices, whether in jeans or mates, is a world in which individual differences become sources of alienation, unhappiness, even self-loathing. If no jeans fit, you'll feel uncomfortable or inferior. If no housing developments reflect your taste for unique architecture, you'll write screeds against philistine mass culture. ~Virginia Postrel
#quotes #virginia-postrel #jeans #society

The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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All my friends I've known since I was really little. ~Leona Lewis
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican. ~Elton John
#quotes #elton-john #tony-blair #politics #labour-party #democrats

Lovely message for a lovely person, from lovely friend, for a lovely reason, at a lovely time, from a lovely mind, in a lovely mood, in a lovely style, to wish you; have a lovely birthday...
#birthday #cute

Working 14 hours a day until you're 55 and missing your kids growing up is not what I would consider a recipe for happiness. ~Robert Harris
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I'm happy quite a lot of the time. I've done far more than I ever thought I would have, so I'd be very hard-pressed to walk around miserable. ~Robert Smith
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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