A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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From early childhood, I was interested in understanding how the world worked, and assumed I would be some kind of physical scientist or chemist. But the truth was, I didn't know there was another kind of world, the inner world, that was just as interesting, if not more relevant, than what was going on in the outside world. ~Stephen LaBerge
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. ~Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Sometimes we are devils to ourselves. When we will tempt the frailty of our powers, presuming on their changeful potency. ~William Shakespeare
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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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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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
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A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him. ~Matthew Henry
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It is my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft. It starts with an understanding of materials. It starts with an understanding of where foods are grown. ~Tom Colicchio
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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
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