The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
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I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. ~Nicolas Cage
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, "Ow, ow, put it back!" ~Geena Davis
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need. ~Gaston Bachelard
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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