Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish 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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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be engineered by following the right process, which means it can be learned, which means it can be taught. ~Eric Ries
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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I frankly encountered more anti-Semitism in the northeast than I did in Oklahoma, but not much either place. Anti-Semitism is not part of my life. ~Tim Blake Nelson
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This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~Mario Lemieux
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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Innovating economies expand and develop. Economies that do not add new kinds of goods and services, but continue only to repeat old work, do not expand much nor do they, by definition, develop. ~Jane Jacobs
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Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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In life, sometimes everything falls into place, and sometimes everything just falls to pieces. The key is to begin creating with these fallen pieces. By improvising, you will create something magical that might be the best thing you have ever accomplished. ~Tori Amos
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If Darwin could see what we now see, what we now know about the ocean, about the atmosphere, about the nature of life, as we now understand it, about the importance of microbes. I think he would just beam with joy that many of the thoughts and the glimpses of the majesty of life on Earth that he had during his life, now magnified many times over. ~Sylvia Earle
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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For all my criticisms of the current system, it doesn't mean that I would like to return to the old one. ~Helen Suzman
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