A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Movements are as eloquent as words. ~Isadora Duncan
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I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. ~Ronald Reagan
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease. ~French Proverbs
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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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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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~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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Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers. ~Caleb Cushing
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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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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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From our ancestors come our names, but from our virtues our honors. ~Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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A young lady is a female child who has just done something dreadful. ~Judith Martin
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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All I care is that my family, and my loved ones, understand me. Or that they understand me to a degree; I don't understand me very much. And I don't need the world to understand me. That is the most egocentric thing. ~Andrea Corr
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