When I was a medical student in the 1950s, we practically never spoke about Alzheimer's disease. And why is that so? And that is because people didn't live long enough to have Alzheimer's disease. ~Eric Kandel
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. ~Katherine Jenkins
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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When I was little, I had never really expected to win such a big competition. For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it. ~Kim Yuna
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No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see. ~Martin Amis
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A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
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No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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Where there is sunshine the doctor starves. ~Flemish Proverb
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
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You know, when you start, especially with me, I did not really know I was going to be a movie actress. I thought I was going to do theater. ~Ludivine Sagnier
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The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws. ~Ernest Holmes
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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