They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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Some may claim that is it unscientific to speak of the operations of nature as miracles. But the point of the title lies in the paradox of finding so many wonderful things subservient to the rule of law. ~Elisha Gray
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor. ~Desmond Dekker
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Mystery books. I must read a hundred a year. I just wish some of them were harder to figure out. ~Martin Cruz Smith
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak not of Evil, whose limited empire is that of ethics; I speak of the infinite. ~Jorge Luis Borges
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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Everything is prospective, and man is to live hereafter. That the world is for his education is the only sane solution of the enigma. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness; and there is a big difference. ~Ty Cobb
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Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times. ~Richard Linklater
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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Even if you're not going anywhere, do not get in the way. ~Jose Bergamin
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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