A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #learning

I love South American food, and I haven't really been down there. I really need a vacation. ~Nate Silver
#quotes #nate-silver #eating #vacation #south-america

If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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The problem I have with socialist utopias is there's some kind of committees trying to soften outcomes for people. I think that imposes models of outcomes for other people's lives. So in a spiritual sense there's some bit of libertarian in me. But the critical thing for me is moderation. And if you let that go far you do end up with a winner-take-all society that ultimately crushes everybody even worse. ~Jaron Lanier
#quotes #jaron-lanier #thinking #society #socialism

There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. ~John Clayton
#quotes #john-clayton #christianity #holiday #positivity

He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
#proverbs #jewish-proverbs #hardship

An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #freedom #work

Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #habits #change

In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves control these debilitating and often deadly diseases. ~Ron Wyden
#quotes #ron-wyden #medicine #poverty

You have to take strength from the people that love you and the people that love Barbara and the huge number of expressions of sympathy and compassion and support. That has been extremely moving. ~Ted Olson
#quotes #ted-olson #love #sympathy

The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
#quotes #jay-leno #government

Holy Writ was intended to teach men how to go to Heaven not how the heavens go. ~Galileo Galilei
#quotes #galileo-galilei #heaven

All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth. ~Ted Williams
#quotes #ted-williams #work #management

One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
#proverbs #malagasy-proverbs #love

He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
#proverbs #eating

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #decisions #ignorance

Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
#proverbs #swedish-proverbs #worry

When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the while I am being carried across the sky by beautiful clouds. ~Ojibwe Proverb
#proverbs #ojibwe-proverbs #self #beauty

A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #eating

To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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