Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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I love steakhouses. When I'm in Chicago, I know there is a Gibsons that's open late. 13 Coins at Sea-Tac Airport in Washington is a gourmet restaurant I love. ~Triple H
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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Idleness is the beginning of all vices. ~Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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Tiles tiles tiles.

Here's the thing, for me at least: this is a huge genre now. It wasn't always so. Not so many years ago, it wasn't so. There is a tremendous diversity in fantasy today. ~R. A. Salvatore
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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I don't use Twitter. I'm a serious person. ~Paolo Sorrentino
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