An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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In teaching others we teach ourselves. ~English Proverb
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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The inspector ate only two of my tiny sandwiches: the first because he had'nt expected it to taste so awful; the second, I think, because he'd thought surely the first must have been a mistake. ~Karen Marie Moning
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As proud as a peacock. ~Proverb
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To inquire into the origin of life is like seeking the origin of electrical machinery or the origin of music. Every increase in complexity of arrangement, of form, of substance, leads to new and often incalculable properties. ~Gilbert Newton Lewis
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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They (fables) teach us that human beings learn and absorb ideas and concepts through narrative, through stories, not through lessons or theoretical speeches. ~Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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All things desirable to men are contained in the Bible. ~Abraham Lincoln
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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If you cannot explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood . ~Richard P. Feynman
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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In a complex and troubling world, who wouldn't want to simplify? Everybody does. Everybody wants to simplify and put up a picket fence. ~Gary Ross
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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