Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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I am a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water. ~Gore Vidal
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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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Alone, the world offers itself freely to us. To be unmasked, it has no choice. ~Tom Robbins
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When we were all kids, there was one particular trailer that I think we can all remember. That was the trailer for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." There was an amazing teaser trailer with all this weird kind of documentary footage. We were like, "What was that! I've got to see that! What the hell was that?" ~Matt Reeves
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. ~John Wayne
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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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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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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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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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When you're young and good-looking, you've got to behave. But when you're old, you can get away with murder. ~Julie Newmar
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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
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Everything I say is true. ~Laura Schlessinger
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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