The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness. ~Yotam Ottolenghi
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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is. ~Mos Def
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
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I am a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water. ~Gore Vidal
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A lot of people are simply interested in exploring their own spirituality, their own values, who they are, whether they're happy where they are. ~James Redfield
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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Everything is prospective, and man is to live hereafter. That the world is for his education is the only sane solution of the enigma. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental 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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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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