Great men simplify great principles and make them easily intelligible to ordinary men ~Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ. ~John Calvin
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What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~Scottish Proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you cannot explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood . ~Richard P. Feynman
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican. ~Elton John
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The university's business is the conservation of useless knowledge; and what the university itself apparently fails to see is that this enterprise is not only noble but indispensable as well, that society can not exist unless it goes on. ~Albert J. Nock
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Could it be that all those reports coming from our own intelligence that Bush ignored was right all along? Could it be that the UN was right all along? ~Peter Schuyler
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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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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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When I was a kid, I used to deliver the newspaper all over town, cramming papers between screen doors and into mailboxes and under doormats. ~Jill Lepore
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There is no place like home. ~English Proverb
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There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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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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I was once fired as opening act for Seals and Crofts because I got loaded and introduced them as Arts and Crafts. ~George Miller
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