Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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I've had the same, full-time assistant and typist for eight or nine years now. She's read everything I've written, she types everything and does a good job, translates it and makes comments. ~Kevin J. Anderson
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No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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Translation is not a matter of words only, it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. ~Anthony Burgess
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences learning, behavior and the very structure of the brain itself. ~Jeffrey Kluger
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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I love South American food, and I haven't really been down there. I really need a vacation. ~Nate Silver
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. ~Dan Brown
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Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire. ~Abe Fortas
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There are no true friends in politics. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Judge me if you want to. And as a matter of fact, it won't even count, 'cause the only person who can judge is God. ~Kelly Rowland
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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