For me, poetry is always a search for order. ~Elizabeth Jennings
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If the stock goes down we want to buy more. ~Walter Schloss
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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A cat is a tiger that is fed by hand. ~Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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You seek problems because you need their gifts. ~Richard Bach
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He who knows how to live, knows enough. ~Spanish Proverb
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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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Man, that did his ego good. Matter of fact, she hit him with anything like that again, he was going to feel like he could bench-press a city bus. With a jet plane on its roof. ~J.R. Ward
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Three things see no end. A flower blighted ere it bloomed. A message that was wasted. And a journey that was doomed. ~Mercedes Lackey
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Few industries have the ability to transform society like tech, yet too few companies are asking the questions or working on the problems that would create meaningful social change. ~Mitch Kapor
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Men can bear all things except good days. ~Dutch Proverbs
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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