An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do. ~Anthony Trollope
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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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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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"Perfect justice rules the world" for the Powers that are superior to us know the whole life of the Soul and all its' former lives. ~Iamblichus
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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Nothing is more certain of destroying any good feeling that may be cherished towards us than to show distrust. To be suspected as an enemy is often enough to make a man become so; the whole matter is over, there is no farther use of guarding against it. On the contrary, confidence leads us naturally to act kindly, we are affected by the good opinion which others entertain of us, and we are not easily induced to lose it. ~Marie de Rabutin Chantal
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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A forest is in an acorn. ~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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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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I've done a lot of Shakespeare as a young man; I was involved with Shakespeare and Company. ~Courtney B. Vance
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese 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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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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In Indiana we had a queen we named Alice which lived to the ripe old age of eight years and two months and did excellent work in her seventh year. There can be no doubt about the authenticity of this statement. We sold her to John Chapel of Oakland City, Indiana, and she was the only queen in his yard with wings clipped. This, however is a rare exception. At the time I was experimenting with artificial combs with wooden cells in which the queen laid. ~Jay Smith
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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Ignorance is never out of style. It was in fashion yesterday, it is the rage today and it will set the pace tomorrow. ~Frank Dane
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