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Angels
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Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
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Charisma
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Charm is more than beauty.
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Control
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You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money.
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Crime
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Locks keep out only the honest.
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Crying
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul.
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Curiosity
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A man should go on living -- if only to satisfy his curiosity.
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Death
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It's astonishing how important a man becomes when he dies.
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Difficulty
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If you can't go over, you must go under.
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Dreams
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If you want your dreams to come true, don't over sleep.
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Emotions
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The heart is half a prophet.
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Excuses
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The girl who can't dance says the band can't play.
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If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another.
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Family
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Look for the good, not the evil, in the conduct of members of the family.
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world.
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When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.
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Fate & Destiny
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If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.
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Fools, Foolishness
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In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool.
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Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.
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Friends
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The good fellow to everyone is a good friend to no one.
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A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing.
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God
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If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
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God is closest to those with broken hearts.
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God will provide -- ah, if only He would till He does!
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Gold
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Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble.
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Gossip
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth.
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