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They (fables) teach us that human beings learn and absorb ideas and concepts through narrative, through stories, not through lessons or theoretical speeches. ~Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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He who knows how to live, knows enough. ~Spanish Proverb
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proverbiosI have my own voice and can focus only on that. I know what I like; I find my inspirations in so many other places than just online and bring that into my work. ~Hanneli Mustaparta
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I have always been really scared of scary movies just because I live by myself; and then seeing something, then having a big imagination and then like thinking you see it in the middle of the night. So I've never been really into them. ~Ashley Tisdale
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Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
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I'm living the dream. ~David Petraeus
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means. ~Gerry Adams
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Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change. ~Buddhist Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. ~Spanish Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English 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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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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When I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go! ~Gisele Bundchen
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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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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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About medications that are drunk or applied to wounds it is worth learning from everyone; for people do not discover these by reasoning but by chance, and experts not more than laymen. ~Hippocrates
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