Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust. ~Persian Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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If Darwin could see what we now see, what we now know about the ocean, about the atmosphere, about the nature of life, as we now understand it, about the importance of microbes. I think he would just beam with joy that many of the thoughts and the glimpses of the majesty of life on Earth that he had during his life, now magnified many times over. ~Sylvia Earle
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~Scottish Proverb
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese 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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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen 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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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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