Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic 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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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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For all my criticisms of the current system, it doesn't mean that I would like to return to the old one. ~Helen Suzman
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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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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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. ~Nicolas Cage
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A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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When I was 50 years old, I actually decided to draw up a list of half a dozen things that I really hadn't done very well, and I was going to make efforts to improve. One of them was skiing, and I really did become a very much better skier. ~Edmund Hillary
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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