Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny. ~Barbara Mertz
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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I have been, or seemed, hard with everyone because I was carried away by a sort of brutality born of my distrust in myself and my ill-humor. I have felt so badly equipped, so soft, in spite of the fact that my attitude towards art seemed to me so just. I was disgusted with everyone, and especially myself. ~Edgar Degas
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Do not water your weeds. ~Proverb
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I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth. ~Danielle Steel
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Beware of feelings, Father. They are the biggest liars in us. They make truth what we want it to be. ~Dorothy Salisbury Davis
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We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world. ~Christopher Eccleston
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Education needs to be rethought. Education does not just happen in college, but it also happens in developing skills which will enable people to contribute to our society as a whole. ~Peter Thiel
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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I've been wearing Wrangler jeans for more than a decade now, all the way back to when I first started playing clubs in my teens in Georgia. ~Jason Aldean
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It was a Republican, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who first protected the Arctic Refuge to balance the oil development at Prudhoe Bay with responsible conservation. ~Robert Dold
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