A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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There is no place like home. ~English Proverb
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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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The past has been a mint of blood and sorrow. That must not be true of tomorrow. ~Langston Hughes
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You are what you "tweet".~ Internet Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person. ~Alana Stewart
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LIFE equals Live In Full Effect! ~Joseph Simmons
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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When I was a medical student in the 1950s, we practically never spoke about Alzheimer's disease. And why is that so? And that is because people didn't live long enough to have Alzheimer's disease. ~Eric Kandel
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I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is I'm just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing. ~Matt Damon
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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The end never comes when you think it will. It is always ten steps past the worst moment, then a weird turn to the left. ~Lena Dunham
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Stories are the best democracy we have. We are allowed to become the other we never dreamed we could be. ~Colum McCann
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I will never ever sell Neverland. ~Michael Jackson
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu 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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I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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