The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli. ~Jerome Bruner
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican. ~Elton John
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Let's do some comedy. I always like to add some comedy to my show. Those who've seen me before might know that. ~Bill Hicks
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire. ~Abe Fortas
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The university's business is the conservation of useless knowledge; and what the university itself apparently fails to see is that this enterprise is not only noble but indispensable as well, that society can not exist unless it goes on. ~Albert J. Nock
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese 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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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Love gives life within. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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