A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be both sensual and maternal. ~Elisabeth Elliot
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful. ~Rumi
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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Innovating economies expand and develop. Economies that do not add new kinds of goods and services, but continue only to repeat old work, do not expand much nor do they, by definition, develop. ~Jane Jacobs
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means. ~Gerry Adams
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on that file until it captures another man. ~Howard Staunton
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The starting point of my career in money management in 1973-74 was the time of the only true bear market any living non-Japanese investor has seen in major markets. Equities, real estate, you name it, everyone got run over. ~Paul Singer
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best thing you can ever do is realize that they are not you. They have a different persona and mindset, and you have to figure out what works best within your communication with that athlete.
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I had a handful of records, but when I was 11 years old, I liked Puccini as much as Little Richard. They both made sense to me. ~Patti Smith
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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Even if you're not going anywhere, do not get in the way. ~Jose Bergamin
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