Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable. ~Nikola Tesla
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. ~Antoine Rivarol
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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Advice when most needed is least heeded. ~English Proverb
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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained, this is free. ~Veronica Roth
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One of my lungs is half gone, and the other half, because I smoked for years, has a lesion. So I can't swim anymore and had the swimming pool covered over. Now it's what I call the dance pavilion, and so I and my friends sit out and put music on and watch people dance. ~Maya Angelou
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the while I am being carried across the sky by beautiful clouds. ~Ojibwe Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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