"There is an old saying here in the Borderlands: "Better to have one woman on your side than ten men."

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“If wishes were wings, pigs would fly.”

“It is the enemy you underestimate who kills you.”

“The pike does not ask the frog’s permission before dining.”

“The rose petal floats on water. The kingfisher flashes above the pond. Life and beauty swirl in the midst of death.”

“Waiting turns men into bears in a barn, and women into cats in a sack.”

“Courage to strengthen, fire to blind, music to daze, iron to bind.”

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"Yes,, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy."

— Francis Pharcellus Church

Business1839–1906

#life

"There was a rock that since the creation of the world had been worked upon by the pure essences of Heaven and the fine savours of Earth, the vigour of sunshine and the grace of moonlight, till at last…"

— Wu Cheng'en

Religion1500–1582

#nature

"Now a sovereign, a Lord, is always the source of law. Law making is the pejorative of the Lord or sovereign of a God. In every religious faith, in every religion, in every culture, the God of that sys…"

— Rousas John Rushdoony

Philosophy1916–2001

#religion

"Zidane is probably the best player there has been in the past 20 years … France have recovered the best Zidane and they have progressively grown throughout this tournament."

— Zinedine Zidane

Sports1972

#time