A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal. ~Benjamin Carson
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves control these debilitating and often deadly diseases. ~Ron Wyden
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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To learn a belief without the belief is to sing a song without the tune. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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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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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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The more I can hear, the more I can learn, the better off I'll be. ~Joe Sakic
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June; a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special; the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet. ~Martin Rees
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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Entrepreneurs don't write a 100-page business plan and execute it one time, they're always experimenting and adapting based on what they learn. ~Thomas Friedman
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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