When I was a medical student in the 1950s, we practically never spoke about Alzheimer's disease. And why is that so? And that is because people didn't live long enough to have Alzheimer's disease. ~Eric Kandel
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. ~Paulo Coelho
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. ~Spanish Proverb
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The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences learning, behavior and the very structure of the brain itself. ~Jeffrey Kluger
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