Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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I have a collection of 50-plus snapback hats. ~James Harden
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No one can become really educated without having pursued some study in which he took no interest, for it is a part of education to learn to interest ourselves in subjects for which we have no aptitude. ~T. S. Eliot
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. ~Jane Fonda
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People think of art and science as being fundamentally opposed to each other, because art is about celebrating individual human creativity, and science is about discovering general principles, not about individual people. But in fact, the two have a lot in common, and the creative spirit is similar in both. ~Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
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Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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