In Indiana we had a queen we named Alice which lived to the ripe old age of eight years and two months and did excellent work in her seventh year. There can be no doubt about the authenticity of this statement. We sold her to John Chapel of Oakland City, Indiana, and she was the only queen in his yard with wings clipped. This, however is a rare exception. At the time I was experimenting with artificial combs with wooden cells in which the queen laid. ~Jay Smith
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are. ~Neil Strauss
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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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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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I was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, "Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?" But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed. ~Paul Merton
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I had a handful of records, but when I was 11 years old, I liked Puccini as much as Little Richard. They both made sense to me. ~Patti Smith
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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When you're young and good-looking, you've got to behave. But when you're old, you can get away with murder. ~Julie Newmar
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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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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Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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