It is my object, in the following work, to travel over ground which has as yet been little explored and to make my reader acquainted with a species of Remains, which, though absolutely necessary for understanding the history of the globe, have been hitherto almost uniformly neglected. ~Georges Cuvier
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Friends, near or far, are important to us. All of ours have an awareness of other persons' feelings, a courtesy that's inevitable. When I find that consideration in a fan, I'm immediately impressed. ~Kent McCord
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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Fear and courage are brothers. ~Proverb
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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I have the courage of my convictions. ~Brigitte Bardot
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish 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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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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He loses his thanks who promises and delays. ~Proverb
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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That's what acting is; it's about having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives. ~Kerry Washington
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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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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