Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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The first assumption of an art critic is that the artist meant to paint something else. ~Robert Breault
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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On reflection, Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, this wasn't one of your better plans. ~Chris Wooding
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English 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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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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It's not about working anymore, it's about doing work I can be proud of. ~Paul Walker
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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"He's just a little unbalanced and lonely." He put his arms around my waist, frowning. "Can't he be lonely and unbalanced around someone else's girlfriend?" "I'll suggest it. ~Kiersten White
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America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago. ~Eric Alterman
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I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home. ~Evelyn Glennie
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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Better no doctor at all than three. ~Polish Proverb
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