Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
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We can't afford as a nation; not because of money but because of our social fabric; to have large numbers of people who are not working. ~Donna Shalala
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Plaid is always cute and always will be. But only on the bottom. At the top, it makes you look like a farmer. ~Jen Lancaster
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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Ideas for gadgets for the disabled were coming into my head so fast they seemed to be arriving from somewhere outside of me, beamed down by an unremitting force. I had little control over them, or their flow. I would wake up in the middle of the night. A blinding flash of an idea would rouse me from my bed and I'd rush down to my workshop to have a go at it before the inspiration dimmed. ~Trevor Baylis
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight. ~Bobby Rahal
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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