The beautiful are shyer than the ugly, for they move in a world that does not ask for beauty. ~Ned Rorem
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Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens. ~George Stigler
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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Pass the bridge that your kinsmen have passed. ~Azerbaijani Proverb
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the while I am being carried across the sky by beautiful clouds. ~Ojibwe Proverb
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I think I might like to try film again just as an experiment, but I know that I could never do the mainstream thing again. ~Mara Wilson
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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Age is honorable and youth is noble. ~Irish Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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