Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~Hindu Proverb
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly. ~Charles R. Swindoll
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The main courtyard was filled with warriors, mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their skin was blue, which I'd never known before. Some were tending the wounded. Some were sharpening spears and swords. One passed us, swimming in a hurry. His eyes were bright green, like that stuff they put in glo-sticks, and his teeth were shark teeth. They don't show you stuff like that in "The Little Mermaid. ~Rick Riordan
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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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I don't have the insight with the Longhorns that I do with the two teams that I own, but as a fan and reading the sports pages, I'm bullish about the Longhorns. ~Tom Hicks
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond. ~Ken Follett
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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I admit that, my wife is outspoken, but by whom? ~Sam Levenson
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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I stuck my tongue out at him because I was feeling exceptional mature. ~Janet Evanovich
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