Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese 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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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is. ~Mos Def
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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature. ~Graham Cooke
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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Innovating economies expand and develop. Economies that do not add new kinds of goods and services, but continue only to repeat old work, do not expand much nor do they, by definition, develop. ~Jane Jacobs
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans... have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life. ~Alan Ball
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruban Proverb
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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I don't trust a lot of journalists. ~Calvin Klein
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Love gives life within. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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People think of art and science as being fundamentally opposed to each other, because art is about celebrating individual human creativity, and science is about discovering general principles, not about individual people. But in fact, the two have a lot in common, and the creative spirit is similar in both. ~Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English 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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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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