Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom. ~Pierre Corneille
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It is quite impossible these days to assume anything about people's educational level from the way they talk or dress or from their taste in music. Safest to treat everyone you meet as a distinguished intellectual. ~Ian Mcewan
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I have total respect for anyone who discovers a band like Snow Patrol. I would be hopeless at signing a rock band, or anything alternative, cause I don't know what that audience are into and I don't particularly like that kind of music. ~Simon Cowell
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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Piano keys jangled as he got to his feet. "Our own Sleeping Beauty. Who finally kissed you awake?" "Nobody. I woke up on my own." "Was there anyone with you? ~Cassandra Clare
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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 whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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Go ahead, and fear not. You will have a full library at your service. ~Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Education needs to be rethought. Education does not just happen in college, but it also happens in developing skills which will enable people to contribute to our society as a whole. ~Peter Thiel
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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Luck is infatuated with the efficient. ~Persian Proverb
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Luck has a slender anchorage. ~English Proverb
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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it. ~German Proverb
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Our content carries the Forbes name, and our whole mantra is to put authoritative journalism at the center of the social media experience. ~Michael Perlis
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The people of Chicago are a proud people; and for good reason. ~Jane Byrne
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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