There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. ~Mark Twain
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish 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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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ~Kenyan Proverb
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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The common sayings of the multitude are too true to be laughed at. ~Welsh Proverb
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well; nothing. ~Phoebe Tonkin
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The main courtyard was filled with warriors, mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their skin was blue, which I'd never known before. Some were tending the wounded. Some were sharpening spears and swords. One passed us, swimming in a hurry. His eyes were bright green, like that stuff they put in glo-sticks, and his teeth were shark teeth. They don't show you stuff like that in "The Little Mermaid. ~Rick Riordan
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Well it's the hurt I hide that fuels the fires inside me ~Ray LaMontagne
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Renewable energy is proven technology, the price is dropping, the rest of the world is going that way, that's where our investment should be going as well. ~Bob Brown
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band, they're going to have to sound equally as good as what I'm used to hearing. ~Illinois Jacquet
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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher. ~Benjamin Whichcote
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts. ~Soren Kierkegaard
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