When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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It is method on "This is England;" it is. But it can't be method on every job because it just doesn't work for everything. ~Vicky McClure
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch 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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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese 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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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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I like to play music; play guitar; I love that. Play some golf in the summer. Just relax, enjoy the summer. That's nice. ~Henrik Lundqvist
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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I can't imagine what they're planning. But I can tell you two things. We won't like it, and it won't be legal. ~Eoin Colfer
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