A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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Hope springs eternal. ~American Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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In truth, one cannot, it seems, oppose mechanism and finalism, one cannot oppose mechanism and anthropomorphism, for if the functioning of a machine is explained by relations of pure causality, the construction of a machine can be understood neither without purpose nor without man. A machine is made by man and for man, with a view toward certain ends to be obtained, in the form of effects to be produced, a mechanical model of any phenomena is explanatory only so long as we take machines as already granted. ~Georges Canguilhem
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I must go on living. And, though it may be childish of me, I can't go on in simple compliance. From now on I must struggle with the world. I thought that Mother might well be the last of those who can end their lives beautifully and sadly, struggling with no one, neither hating nor betraying anyone. In the world to come there will be no room for such people. The dying are beautiful, but to live, to survive; those things somehow seem hideous and contaminated with blood. ~Osamu Dazai
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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A bad cause requires many words. ~German Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they are not teaching because of the financial rewards. ~John Engler
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There's a lot to be said for not displacing people. ~Barney Frank
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While aromatherapy is practiced by medical doctors in France, this has not been the case in England and the United States. ~Robert Tisserand
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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