For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably. ~George MacDonald
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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Activity breeds prosperity. ~Kurdish Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ~Proverb
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Taste refers to the past, imagination to the future. ~Mason Cooley
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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You know what, Steve Jobs is real nice to me. He lets me be an employee and that's one of the biggest honors of my life. ~Steve Wozniak
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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Did you see Howard Dean ranting and raving? Here is a little tip Howard; cut back on the Red Bull. ~David Letterman
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The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness. ~Yotam Ottolenghi
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