Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Virtue is its own reward. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience. ~Mitch Kapor
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can't. ~Richard Asher
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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It was the Almighty who decreed that men and women must cover their nakedness by wearing proper and modest clothing. No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness. ~Mark E. Petersen
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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Do not do what you will have to find an excuse for. ~Proverb
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
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I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. ~Milton Friedman
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It is so boring to just hire a fancy caterer and have them do everything. ~Nicole Miller
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I'm a drama nerd. ~Luke Kirby
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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My most resolute opponents believe that I am too visible, that I am a little too alive, that my name echoes too much in the texts which they nevertheless claim to be inaccessible. ~Jacques Derrida
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There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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Conscience is the voice of the soul. ~Polish Proverb
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