Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is no easy task to lead men. But it is easy enough to drive them. ~Rabindranath Tagore
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. ~Steven Rattner
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
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I think that what went wrong with religion is the same thing that went wrong with politics. Is that it became too money based and too controlling. It is just a weakness that we human beings have for control, we want one thing and then we want more and then we want more. ~Dave Davies
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish 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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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian 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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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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