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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. ~Greenland 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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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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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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And they need not cause you grief. As my Highland grandmother said, and she had the Sight-Tis not the dead ye have to be concerned about! Beware of the Living! And she was a wise woman. The dead are beyond your help or mine, poor things. But the living need us. Thirty souls at the least, Phryne, are still on that island to praise God who might now be angels-or devils. ~Kerry Greenwood
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quotistA bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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I'm terrified of learning lines, and I've always been terrified that I won't learn them. ~Helen Mirren
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"A woman doesn't want to be told she looks nice," Jude nuttered as she sat down beside maud's grave. "She wants to be told she's beautiful, sexy. That she looks outrageous. It dosen't matter if its not true." She sighed and laid the flowers against the headstone. "Because for the moment, when the words are said and the words are heard, it's perfect truth." ~Nora Roberts
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English 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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In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
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For the possibilities of being different from what one is are infinite. Once one has negated oneself, however, there are no longer any particular choices. ~Hannah Arendt
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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