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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
#proverbs #spanish-proverbs #laziness #idleness #humor
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On reflection, Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, this wasn't one of your better plans. ~Chris Wooding
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quotistI think "Voldemort" is definitely the scariest villain. ~Lauren Oliver
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Children see things very well sometimes, and idealists even better. ~Lorraine Hansberry
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Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed. ~William Faulkner
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that is largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. ~Richard Branson
#quotes #richard-branson #business
Truly, there are terrible primal arcana of earth which had better be left unknown and unevoked; dread secrets which have nothing to do with man, and which man may learn only in exchange for peace and sanity; cryptic truths which make the knower evermore an alien among his kind, and cause him to walk alone on earth. ~H. P. Lovecraft
#quotes #h-p-lovecraft #earth #life #pessimism
Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
#quotes #philip-pullman #life #trust
U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market. ~Henry Paulson
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