She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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I did climb about 80 buildings around the world and I climbed even the five tallest. ~Alain Robert
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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These days I seem to think about the things I forgot to do for you and all the times I had a chance to. ~Jackson Browne
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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On reflection, Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, this wasn't one of your better plans. ~Chris Wooding
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It is true that advertising often gives information and is valuable for doing so, but some forms of advertising give precious little information, and even that little is wrong. ~Randal Marlin
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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Repression, however, is not the most obvious characteristic of the sea; the sea is a collector, quick to return a rapacious look. ~Marianne Moore
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Two wrongs don't make a right. ~English Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. ~James Madison
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. ~Jon Krakauer
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