A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences learning, behavior and the very structure of the brain itself. ~Jeffrey Kluger
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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Government is at best useless, and at worst counter-productive. ~Kakha Bendukidze
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I've been taking my time now between projects looking for stuff that has a little bit more substance, that isn't surface. Some of the films that I've done in the past really were surface ~Christian Slater
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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Remember how you used to be able to feel your bed breathing and the walls spinning when you were a kid? ~Lynda Barry
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thief believes everybody steals. ~Proverb
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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In teaching others we teach ourselves. ~English Proverb
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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It is a common teaching of the Saints that one of the principal means of leading a good and exemplary life is certainly modesty and the mortification of the eyes. Just as there is nothing better than modesty to preserve devotion in a soul and to edify one's neighbor, so too, there is nothing worse than immodesty and licentious glances to expose a person to the danger of becoming lax and loose in morals. ~Alphonsus Rodriguez
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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