One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead. ~V. S. Naipaul
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
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In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably. ~George MacDonald
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Out of the choked Devonian waters emerged sight and sound and the music that rolls invisible through the composer's brain. They are there still in the ooze along the tideline, though no one notices. The world is fixed, we say, fish in the sea, birds in the air. But in the mangrove swamps by the Niger, fish climb trees and ogle uneasy naturalists who try unsuccessfully to chase them back to the water. There are things still coming ashore. ~Loren Eiseley
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Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, the positive pronounce without dismay. ~William Cowper
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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I represent Orlando, Florida, the world's number one vacation destination. ~Ric Keller
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
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I remember being fascinated by ants and wasps and other bugs when I was a kid. I'd set out a Coke can and stand back 20 feet and use my telescope to watch wasps land on it. ~Paul McEuen
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As we live, so we learn. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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You can undo a lot of things. If you're not happy, you can become happy. Happiness is a choice. That's the thing I really feel. ~Jennifer Aniston
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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