I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. ~William Osler
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Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it. ~Italian Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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He who cooks a bad thing, eats of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. ~James Madison
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Human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty; it flows with resistless force and brings beauty with it. ~George Eliot
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For mercy has a human heart; pity, a human face; and love, the human form divine, and peace, the human dress. ~William Blake
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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Hundreds of millions of human beings on our planet increasingly suffer from unemployment, poverty, hunger, and the destruction of their families. ~Hans Kung
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We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes. ~Ferdinand Mount
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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