You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress. ~Shimon Peres
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When a man mentally undresses a woman it's merely sex; but when a woman mentally dresses a man he's in dire danger of matrimony. ~Helen Nielsen
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. ~Samuel P. Huntington
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. ~James Madison
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. ~Sylvia Earle
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I think that what went wrong with religion is the same thing that went wrong with politics. Is that it became too money based and too controlling. It is just a weakness that we human beings have for control, we want one thing and then we want more and then we want more. ~Dave Davies
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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