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In Indiana we had a queen we named Alice which lived to the ripe old age of eight years and two months and did excellent work in her seventh year. There can be no doubt about the authenticity of this statement. We sold her to John Chapel of Oakland City, Indiana, and she was the only queen in his yard with wings clipped. This, however is a rare exception. At the time I was experimenting with artificial combs with wooden cells in which the queen laid. ~Jay Smith
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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proverbiosAfter dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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I'm at the age where I want two girls. In case I fall asleep they will have someone to talk to. ~Rodney Dangerfield
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and there are more people essentially our age than anybody else. We could crush these new generations if we decided to.
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I won't say I was slow developer, but our teacher was quite pleased to have someone her own age in the class to talk to. ~Chic Murray
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
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Innovating economies expand and develop. Economies that do not add new kinds of goods and services, but continue only to repeat old work, do not expand much nor do they, by definition, develop. ~Jane Jacobs
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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For all my criticisms of the current system, it doesn't mean that I would like to return to the old one. ~Helen Suzman
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