Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
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The man who has learned to triumph over sorrow wears his miseries as though they were sacred fillets upon his brow; and nothing is so entirely admirable as a man bravely wretched. ~Seneca
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. ~William Osler
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All my friends I've known since I was really little. ~Leona Lewis
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
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Let's be very clear, if you check the F.E.C. records you will see I am supporting George W. Bush. ~Roger Stone
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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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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The grave is a very small hillock, but we can see farther from it, when standing on it, than from the highest mountain in all the world. ~August Tholuck
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. ~Thomas Jefferson
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Whenever armed forces are used, the idea of combat must be present. The end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed, and trained, the whole object of his sleeping, eating, drinking, and marching is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time. ~Carl von Clausewitz
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