There are two kinds of people; those who are always well and those who are always sick. Most of the evils of the world come from the first sort and most of the achievement from the second. ~Louis Dudek
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The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and there are more people essentially our age than anybody else. We could crush these new generations if we decided to.
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There are some people that we didn't forget, but we don't smile any more when they're mentioned. ~Nizar Qabbani
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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When I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go! ~Gisele Bundchen
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The starting point of my career in money management in 1973-74 was the time of the only true bear market any living non-Japanese investor has seen in major markets. Equities, real estate, you name it, everyone got run over. ~Paul Singer
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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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The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can't. ~Richard Asher
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Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they are not teaching because of the financial rewards. ~John Engler
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. ~Louis D. Brandeis
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Taoist Proverb
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Lend your money and lose your friend. ~English Proverb
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