Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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Not the glittering weapon fights the fight, but rather the hero's heart. ~Proverb
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The recognition of the art that informs all pure science need not mean the abandonment for it of all present art, rather it will mean the completion of the transformation of art that has already begun. ~John Desmond Bernal
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Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness; and there is a big difference. ~Ty Cobb
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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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I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom. ~Pierre Corneille
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Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena? ~Dan Rather
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves. ~John Bulwer
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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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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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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