A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years, but by the lifetime of the human spirit. The life of a man is three-score years and ten: a little more, a little less. The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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I am usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl. ~Hope Davis
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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Ultimately, you just have one life. You never know unless you try. And you never get anywhere unless you ask. ~Kate Winslet
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If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June; a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special; the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet. ~Martin Rees
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly. ~David Suzuki
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. ~Samuel P. Huntington
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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The growth of love is the essence within the soul. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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Beauty is self-defined, perceived and understood without ambiguity. It's the stuff that lies under the skins of our individual existences. ~Terence McKenna
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Do not water your weeds. ~Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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