If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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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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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly. ~Ernest Hemingway
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work. ~Bill Gates
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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I had somehow always thought of the classics of literature as something apart from me, something to do with academic life and not something you enjoyed. ~Alan Bennett
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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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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You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. ~Norbert of Xanten
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A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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