Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Nakata is empty inside. Do you know what it means to be completely empty? Being empty is like a vacant house. An unlocked, vacant house. Anybody can come in, anytime they want. That is what scares me the most. ~Haruki Murakami
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Waylon Jennings and I had a lot of fun recording together. ~Willie Nelson
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The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential; these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ~Confucius
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in. ~Bill Budge
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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