The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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Two wrongs don't make a right. ~English Proverb
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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Luck is infatuated with the efficient. ~Persian Proverb
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1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me. ~Chuck Mangione
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. ~Robert Fulghum
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A penny saved is a penny earned. ~English Proverb
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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Did you see Howard Dean ranting and raving? Here is a little tip Howard; cut back on the Red Bull. ~David Letterman
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I think one of the successes of Gladiator is how we manage to turn on a dime the character from one thing to another where you believe he is one thing and he is something very different. ~Ridley Scott
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I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. ~Ronald Reagan
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I smoke cigars because at my age if I don't have something to hang on to I might fall down. ~George Burns
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When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down. ~Natalia Vodianova
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How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That's why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that's probably true. ~Robert Bringhurst
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