It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases. ~Ron Kind
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Christians were regarded as separated from society and therefore destructive of the Greco-Roman way of life. ~Kenneth Scott Latourette
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The representational-image urge is actually a kind of heightened perception, and I don't stop to think. I don't freeze up, it's actually a kind of letting-go. It's like dancing. At a certain point it's conscious, unconscious, everything is kind of coming together. ~Michael Light
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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I remember being fascinated by ants and wasps and other bugs when I was a kid. I'd set out a Coke can and stand back 20 feet and use my telescope to watch wasps land on it. ~Paul McEuen
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Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time. ~Jerry Bridges
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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In teaching others we teach ourselves. ~English Proverb
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Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong. ~Georges Bidault
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