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You reap what you sow.

The Bible

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Socrates

A prophet is without honor in his own country.

Jesus Christ (as documented by the Gospel writers)

The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running.

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Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

It never rains but it pours.

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The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (possible), John Ray (possible)

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

Sun Tzu, Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

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