Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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Promise little and do much. ~Hebrew Proverb
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I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. ~William Arthur Ward
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
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Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash. ~Amelia Earhart
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Though they may not always be handsome, men doomed to evil posses the manly virtues. ~Jean Genet
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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Since one Satan is one too many for me, I would not multiply him. ~Mahatma Gandhi
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Idolatry is permissible in Hinduism when it sub serves an ideal. ~Mahatma Gandhi
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Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second. ~Etty Hillesum
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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It takes no effort to be ordinary. Ordinary is not even a challenge. You can do nothing and be ordinary. ~Bernard Hopkins
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, but an eternal now, does always last. ~Abraham Cowley
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I love therapy! There's nothing like talking to someone who has no emotional tie to your life. ~Eva Mendes
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No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails. ~John Mortimer
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