A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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And by the way, showers. Look into them, Doug! ~Rachel Caine
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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease. ~French Proverbs
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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Happy are men who yet before they are killed, can let their veins run cold. ~Wilfred Owen
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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
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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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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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I only discovered the "Harry Potter" series in my tenth standard. I dived right into it, often reading non-stop through the day and night. It was the morning after one such readathon when I was to appear for a chemistry exam. Spending my night with the third edition of "Harry Potter" didn't help much, and I fared poorly. ~Sonam Kapoor
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes. ~Samuel Adams
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Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one. ~Jonathan Carroll
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In the Negro countenance you will often meet with strong traits of benignity. I have felt yearnings of tenderness towards some of these faces. ~Charles Lamb
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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