A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change. ~Buddhist Proverb
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~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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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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For me, prose walks, poetry dances. ~James Broughton
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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I am sitting in a cage with my eye upon the clock. ~Ray Davies
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
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Artists are always looking for new things and fresh ground and fresh air. If it feels new to me, there's a chance it'll feel new to the audience and we'll have found something. ~Jerry Seinfeld
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic Proverb
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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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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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export. Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea; in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders. ~Thomas Sowell
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ~James Stephens
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