Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. ~Katherine Jenkins
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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The fear among economists across the political spectrum was that we were rapidly plummeting toward a second Great Depression. So in the weeks and months that followed, we undertook a series of difficult steps to prevent that outcome. And we were forced to take those steps, largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led to the crisis, decided to hand it over to others to solve. ~Barack Obama
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be. ~Abba Eban
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There is no place like home. ~English Proverb
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Science is not about what is true or what might be true, science is about what people with originally diverse viewpoints can be forced to believe by the weight of public evidence. ~Lee Smolin
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Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ~James Stephens
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow. ~English Proverb
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Music is the eye of the ear. ~Thomas Draxe
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English Proverb
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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