The university's business is the conservation of useless knowledge; and what the university itself apparently fails to see is that this enterprise is not only noble but indispensable as well, that society can not exist unless it goes on. ~Albert J. Nock
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Every step of life shows much caution is required. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Gautemalan Proverb
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment; that is not the Islamic way. ~Naguib Mahfouz
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ~English Proverb
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Sometimes the hand that feeds you needs a good bite. ~Dan Wells
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I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruban Proverb
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Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Proverb
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Whose diggeth a pit shall fall therein. ~Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it. ~Dag Hammarskjold
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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