God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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No naturalist has devoted more painstaking attention to the structure of the barnacles than Mr. Darwin. ~Richard Owen
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If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly. ~David Suzuki
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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Holy Writ was intended to teach men how to go to Heaven not how the heavens go. ~Galileo Galilei
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese 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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If Britain was to close down altogether overnight, then China would take up the slack of carbon emissions in two years. If America closed down, just the growth in China's emissions would replace America's emissions in 12 years. ~Christopher Monckton
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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Truth becomes disagreeable to the fool only. ~Arabic Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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Grade school was perilous. I can see how I must have worried them. I was the kind of kid who, for no apparent reason, wept piteously or threw up on myself. On an especially scary day, I sometimes did both. ~Sue Grafton
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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It's American Alternative radio stations that bug me. We're considered Alternative, but don't expect us to be played next to Blink 182 and Offspring. We're hardly of that generation. ~Thurston Moore
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