Mulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand. Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle. ~Heather Brewer
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As I've written before, China's ability to be the assembly line to the world wasn't where its role in the global economy ended; it was where it began. An ability to make products cheaper than anywhere else gave way to an ability to make high end products more nimbly than anywhere else. ~Sarah Lacy
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves the vast concerns of an eternal state. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; at fifty chides his infamous delay, pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; in all the magnanimity of thought, resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. ~Edward Young
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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What kind of knife is this? Locke held a rounded buttering utensil up for Chains' inspection. It's all wrong. You couldn't kill anyone with this. ~Scott Lynch
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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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