An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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I'm 31 now. I think I'm beginning to understand what life is, what romance is, and what a relationship means. ~Adam Sandler
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Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they are not teaching because of the financial rewards. ~John Engler
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences learning, behavior and the very structure of the brain itself. ~Jeffrey Kluger
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I like to practise. With every new piece, you make mistakes and you learn. So it's important to get on and have another go. ~Wayne McGregor
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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Out of the choked Devonian waters emerged sight and sound and the music that rolls invisible through the composer's brain. They are there still in the ooze along the tideline, though no one notices. The world is fixed, we say, fish in the sea, birds in the air. But in the mangrove swamps by the Niger, fish climb trees and ogle uneasy naturalists who try unsuccessfully to chase them back to the water. There are things still coming ashore. ~Loren Eiseley
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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Activity breeds prosperity. ~Kurdish Proverb
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A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we don't understand about the vast other parts of life that we cannot perceive. ~William Shatner
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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We all know from growing up with TV that John Wells shows are usually very large ensembles with amazingly written characters. He tends to redefine the way stories are told in a specific genre, whether it's "China Beach," "The West Wing," or "E.R." ~Michael Cudlitz
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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