The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way. ~Billy Childish
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The basic philosophy of stoicism is that you have nothing real external to your own consciousness, that the only thing real is in fact your consciousness. ~Roger Avary
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
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In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight. ~Bobby Rahal
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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Where there is sunshine the doctor starves. ~Flemish Proverb
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In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places, that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. ~John Lewis
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And sometimes you lie to me and sometimes I lie to you; and there isn't a thing you could possibly do All these half-destroyed lives aren't as bad as they seem but now I see blood and I hear screams then I wake up and it's just a bad dream. ~Michael Grant
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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Our lives are so short. And our time on this planet is so precious. All we have is each other. ~Jacqueline Novogratz
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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Carved with figures strange and sweet, All made out of the carver's brain. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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