A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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To inquire into the origin of life is like seeking the origin of electrical machinery or the origin of music. Every increase in complexity of arrangement, of form, of substance, leads to new and often incalculable properties. ~Gilbert Newton Lewis
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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You are playing worse and worse every day and right now you are playing like it's next month. ~Herb Brooks
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Because all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen. ~Holly Goldberg Sloan
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Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed. That sets his doors wide open to a thief, and shows the felon where his treasure lies? ~Ben Jonson
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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