In Indiana we had a queen we named Alice which lived to the ripe old age of eight years and two months and did excellent work in her seventh year. There can be no doubt about the authenticity of this statement. We sold her to John Chapel of Oakland City, Indiana, and she was the only queen in his yard with wings clipped. This, however is a rare exception. At the time I was experimenting with artificial combs with wooden cells in which the queen laid. ~Jay Smith
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Luckily, the public school system that I was in had a really great drama program, so I plunged into that. It really sort of kept me afloat because I was bored in school. ~Allison Scagliotti
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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If you weren't pretty, it wouldn't matter what you said or didn't say. That's why you're getting this attention. ~Miesha Tate
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