Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh 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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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic 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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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Gautemalan 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
#quotes #paul-singer #economy #money

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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It is a shocking trick for a young person to be always lolling upon a sofa. ~Jane Austen
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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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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic 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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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
#quotes #matthew-henry #human

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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We love to be with our family and friends and I can tell you that lots of eating will be involved. ~Julia Barr
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Every disease is a physician. ~Irish Proverb
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I don't usually think of my writing as a "challenge" because I enjoy the process so much. I suppose that's what's helped me to avoid "writer's block" all these years. ~Melody Carlson
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