Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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People should decide "are you willing to spend all this money to go to Mars?" I think the average person on the ground would never spend that amount of money; they have to spend it on something that makes sense and this is definitely saving our planet. ~Felix Baumgartner
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Be brothers, and keep between you the accounts of merchants. ~Arabic Proverb
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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If I could only have one more day, I could do a great painting. ~Fritz Scholder
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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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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The representational-image urge is actually a kind of heightened perception, and I don't stop to think. I don't freeze up, it's actually a kind of letting-go. It's like dancing. At a certain point it's conscious, unconscious, everything is kind of coming together. ~Michael Light
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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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Your birthday will always be remembered in a special way, because you have brought so much happiness into the lives of those who are close to you. Happy birthday to you!
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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