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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and there are more people essentially our age than anybody else. We could crush these new generations if we decided to.
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quotistNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Taoist Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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There is one art, no more, no less; to do all things with artlessness. ~Piet Pieterszoon Hein
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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Burning in effigy. Kissing the picture of one's beloved, it aims at nothing at all; we just behave this way and then we feel satisfied. ~Ludwig Wittgenstein
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The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws. ~Ernest Holmes
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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It blows a snowing gale in the winter of the year; The boats are on the sea and the crews are on the pier. The needle of the vane, it is veering to and fro. A flash of sun is on the veering of the vane. Autumn leaves and rain. The passion of the gale. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
#quotes #robert-louis-stevenson #seasons #nature
We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
#quotes #george-william-russell #nature #wisdom #life #perfection
I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature. ~Paul Cezanne
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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Every young girl wants to be a princess. Then, when you find a real-life one, it's very easy to imagine yourself in that role. ~Lauren Willig
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The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern? ~John Shelton Reed
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Official education was telling people almost nothing of the nature of all those things on the seashores, and in the redwood forests, in the deserts and in the plains. ~Gregory Bateson
#quotes #gregory-bateson #nature #education
No naturalist has devoted more painstaking attention to the structure of the barnacles than Mr. Darwin. ~Richard Owen
#quotes #richard-owen #nature #charles-darwin
It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. ~Harry Mathews
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