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One of the things that always fascinated me about the Renaissance was that it was a time both of great scientific discovery and also of superstition and belief in magic. And so it was a period in which Galileo invented the telescope, but also a time when hundreds were burned at the stake because people thought they were witches. ~Marie Rutkoski
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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proverbiosAs the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~Hindu Proverb
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Love me when I least deserve it, because that is when I really need it. ~Swedish 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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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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I think because both of my parents were essentially salespeople, and Italian-Americans, I always seemed to get along with people; I had a knack of finding something to talk about. ~Bob Colacello
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The nearer I come to the end of my days, the more I am enabled to see that strange thing, a life, and to see it whole. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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Remain a child so that your children may always love you. ~Swedish Proverb
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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I didn't want to fall into the trap of competing with all these other great guitar players. I just want to sidestep the whole thing and get out of the race. ~Kirk Hammett
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Plaid is always cute and always will be. But only on the bottom. At the top, it makes you look like a farmer. ~Jen Lancaster
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We are dealing in a day and time when the courts are defining sin different than the church. ~Johnny Hunt
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, but an eternal now, does always last. ~Abraham Cowley
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