The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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Loyalty, Signor Molteni, not love. Penelope is loyal to Ulysses but we do not know how far she loved him; and as you know people can sometimes be absolutely loyal without loving. In certain cases, in fact, loyalty is form of vengeance, of black-mail, of recovering one's self-respect. Loyalty, not love. ~Alberto Moravia
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When you sign with a label, they do insist upon certain rights, and if you have a competent attorney, your rights will be protected. ~Tommy Shaw
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out. ~Jewish Proverb
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A drink precedes a story. ~Irish Proverb
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A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens. ~George Stigler
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As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth. ~Gautama Buddha
#quotes #gautama-buddha #buddhist
The Korean economic miracle was the result of a clever and pragmatic mixture of market incentives and state direction. ~Ha-Joon Chang
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
#proverbs #hebrew-proverbs #quotations #sayings
Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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Many are the marvels of God's Creation, but none so marvelous as man. Or so cunning, for good or ill. ~S.M. Stirling
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #beauty
A guy who is crazily, madly in love with you. A guy who sees how incredible and amazing you are, even though you're not the cheerleader or even close to the prettiest girl in the school. A guy who thinks you're beautiful, just the way you are. ~Candace Bushnell
#quotes #candace-bushnell #beauty #love
Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
#proverbs #hebrew-proverbs #secrets
I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny. ~Barbara Mertz
#quotes #barbara-mertz #ideas #criticism
Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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Everyone agrees in theory that we can't judge a new idea or point of view unless we enter into it and try it out, but the practice itself is rare. ~Peter Elbow
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