Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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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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Reality is not meant to be only creedal, though the creeds are important. Reality is to be experienced, and experienced on the basis of a restored relationship with God through that finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. ~Francis Schaeffer
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Our whole social environment seems to us to be filled with forces which really exist only in our own minds. ~Emile Durkheim
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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While cares will drop off like autumn leaves. ~John Muir
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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I am shy by nature, a person who's always found something burdensome about human interaction and who probably always will, at least to some degree. ~Caroline Knapp
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in. ~Bill Budge
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If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself. ~Candance Bushnell
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A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains. ~Hobart Brown
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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When people don't like themselves very much, they have to make up for it. The classic bully was actually a victim first. ~Tom Hiddleston
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Every garden may have some weeds. ~English Proverb
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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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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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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