A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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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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A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years. ~Wendell Willkie
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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I am a big horror fan. I am a genre fan. I like to make these movies. They're my favorite kinds of movies to make. ~Amber Heard
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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Be brothers, and keep between you the accounts of merchants. ~Arabic Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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Truth becomes disagreeable to the fool only. ~Arabic Proverb
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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I'm a mixed race lad from Liverpool. I get to play a lot of hard characters, and some people perceive that's what I'm like, but it's great for me 'cos they're always the most interesting characters. ~Stephen Graham
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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