One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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Great men simplify great principles and make them easily intelligible to ordinary men ~Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me. ~Anna Kournikova
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If you cannot explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood . ~Richard P. Feynman
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More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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Animals are the best actors. They never lie, they're always present, and they listen. That's a lot more than a lot of actors can say for themselves. ~Graham Phillips
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow. ~English Proverb
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Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ. ~John Calvin
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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I had somehow always thought of the classics of literature as something apart from me, something to do with academic life and not something you enjoyed. ~Alan Bennett
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise. ~Simon Cowell
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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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