The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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God does not change; and neither does His love. He loved you before you were born. He loves you now; and He will love you forever. ~Billy Graham
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable. ~Nikola Tesla
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese 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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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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"You're children. Don't you want a home, a family?" "With, like, vitamin-fortified cereal and educational television? ~James Patterson
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I do all my own make-up, it takes me 10 minutes. ~Joan Collins
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African 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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I was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, "Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?" But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed. ~Paul Merton
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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The highest wisdom adopts the humblest of bodies. ~Antoni Tapies
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"Alien" asked ground-breaking questions about eco-politics and female empowerment. "The Matrix" delved deeper into the concept of perception versus reality than perhaps any other film I know. But for some reason, we tend not to remember the significance of their writing. ~Jason Reitman
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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