When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic 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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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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All the seven deadly sins are self destroying, morbid appetites, but in their early stages at least, lust and gluttony, averice and sloth know some gratification, while anger and pride have power, even though that power eventually destroys itself. Envy is impotent, numbed with fear, never ceasing in its appetite, and it knows no gratification, but endless self torment. It has the ugliness of a trapped rat, which gnaws its own foot in an effort to escape. ~Angus Wilson
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be. ~Abba Eban
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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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Time gives good advice. ~Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Intelligence is: the most complex phenomenon in the Universe; or a profoundly simple process. The answer, of course, is both of the above. It's another one of those great dualities that make life interesting. ~Ray Kurzweil
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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To love playthings well as a child, to lead an adventurous and honorable youth, and to settle when the time arrives, into a green and smiling age, is to be a good artis en life and deserve well of yourself and your neighbor. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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Do not do what you will have to find an excuse for. ~Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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