Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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It's hard to say that my twenties were the most miserable time in my life or that my first wife drove me crazy or that I hated the job that I had. You can say all of those things. But for the most part, people manage to have a good time when they're that age. ~Frank Stella
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. ~Phil Jackson
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It is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life. ~Jane Austen
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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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Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience. ~Mitch Kapor
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We need better neighbors, neighbors that care about the schools in their neighborhood, whether they have kids in them or not, because they know that the health and vitality of that neighborhood depends on it. ~Thomas Friedman
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back. ~Zhu Rongji
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Never strike your wife, even with a flower. ~Hindu Proverb
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A thief believes everybody steals. ~Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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The highest wisdom adopts the humblest of bodies. ~Antoni Tapies
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves. ~John Calvin
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Even if you're not going anywhere, do not get in the way. ~Jose Bergamin
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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