Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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Don't be afraid to hit the ball. ~Billie Jean King
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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Every knock is a boost. ~Elbert Hubbard
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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I think "Voldemort" is definitely the scariest villain. ~Lauren Oliver
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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To inquire into the origin of life is like seeking the origin of electrical machinery or the origin of music. Every increase in complexity of arrangement, of form, of substance, leads to new and often incalculable properties. ~Gilbert Newton Lewis
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The goal is to keep having fun. Not let that pressure get to me and still be Missy. ~Missy Franklin
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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His rod reversed, and backward mutters of dissevering power. ~John Milton
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Empathy is even better than talking in one language. ~Rumi
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For me, poetry is always a search for order. ~Elizabeth Jennings
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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The problem I have with socialist utopias is there's some kind of committees trying to soften outcomes for people. I think that imposes models of outcomes for other people's lives. So in a spiritual sense there's some bit of libertarian in me. But the critical thing for me is moderation. And if you let that go far you do end up with a winner-take-all society that ultimately crushes everybody even worse. ~Jaron Lanier
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain. ~Bob Dylan
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You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree. ~J. P. Morgan
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Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time. ~Jerry Bridges
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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