Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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Good news always comes from far away. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The fear among economists across the political spectrum was that we were rapidly plummeting toward a second Great Depression. So in the weeks and months that followed, we undertook a series of difficult steps to prevent that outcome. And we were forced to take those steps, largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led to the crisis, decided to hand it over to others to solve. ~Barack Obama
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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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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Science is not about what is true or what might be true, science is about what people with originally diverse viewpoints can be forced to believe by the weight of public evidence. ~Lee Smolin
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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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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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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Just because I've stopped working doesn't mean that I've stopped being helpful. ~Walter Huston
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. ~Paulo Coelho
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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