More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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I wish I was a teenager in the 1970s. ~Ellen Page
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Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. ~Spanish Proverb
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. ~Michelle Obama
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Are you saying that the feeling of searching for a missing sock is like searching for love? ~Cecelia Ahern
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I'm a drama nerd. ~Luke Kirby
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I am fortunate in that I am a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around the world, plus a core group of special people in my life that I can lean on, chat to, or just hang with. ~Paul Kane
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The fear among economists across the political spectrum was that we were rapidly plummeting toward a second Great Depression. So in the weeks and months that followed, we undertook a series of difficult steps to prevent that outcome. And we were forced to take those steps, largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led to the crisis, decided to hand it over to others to solve. ~Barack Obama
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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I want to take back at least half of the "I love you"s, because I didn't mean them as much as the other ones. ~David Levithan
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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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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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Everything we "know" from above [heaven], we know from down here [earth]. How can you take something like that seriously? ~Steve Stevaert
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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