A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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Poetry is also the physical self of the poet, and it is impossible to separate the poet from his poetry. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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Beauty is self-defined, perceived and understood without ambiguity. It's the stuff that lies under the skins of our individual existences. ~Terence McKenna
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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If the stock goes down we want to buy more. ~Walter Schloss
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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The truest success is but the development of self. ~Charles Atlas
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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You think you are prepared. You think you have done everything you're supposed to, study hard, work hard, keep yourself out of trouble, and then, whoosh! Something arrives out of the blue that you never saw coming. Something you never even imagined. Something that will knock your little world off its axis. Something that will either change your life for the better, or end it forever. Chaos. ~James Michael
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Education needs to be rethought. Education does not just happen in college, but it also happens in developing skills which will enable people to contribute to our society as a whole. ~Peter Thiel
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
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Lawlessness is a self-perpetuating, ever-expanding habit. ~Dorothy Thompson
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Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly. ~Charles R. Swindoll
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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