Some may claim that is it unscientific to speak of the operations of nature as miracles. But the point of the title lies in the paradox of finding so many wonderful things subservient to the rule of law. ~Elisha Gray
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed. That sets his doors wide open to a thief, and shows the felon where his treasure lies? ~Ben Jonson
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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I'm a person that just likes to speak the truth, and I don't understand why in America, it's such a big deal that we won't read the Koran and we won't look at history. ~Pat Robertson
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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When I face the media, maybe I don't feel it now, here with you, because it's a different sort of interview, but when I face the media before or after the game, I feel it as part of the game. ~Jose Mourinho
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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When we are young we think our troubles a mighty business, that the world is spread out expressly as a stage for the particular drama of our lives and that we have a right to rant and foam at the mouth if we are crossed. I have done enough of that in my time. ~George Eliot
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American 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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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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