A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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The unexpected stalks a farm in big boots like a vagrant bent on havoc. Not every farmer is an inventor, but the good ones have the seeds of invention within them. Economy and efficiency move their relentless tinkering and yet the real motive often seems to be aesthetic. The mind that first designed a cutter bar is not far different from a mind that can take the intractable steel of an outsized sickle blade and make it hum in the end. The question is how to reduce the simplicity that constitutes a problem to the greater simplicity that constitutes a solution. ~Verlyn Klinkenborg
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. ~Mark Twain
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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The way life runs through everything, even the tiniest elements of nature; that makes me humble. It's the same humility that causes people at a certain time every day to get on their knees and put their foreheads on the ground in honor of something or someone. ~Michael J. Fox
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. ~John Wayne
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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I'm at the age where I want two girls. In case I fall asleep they will have someone to talk to. ~Rodney Dangerfield
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But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime. ~Nancy Farmer
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