No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails. ~John Mortimer
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #books

Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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Many are the marvels of God's Creation, but none so marvelous as man. Or so cunning, for good or ill. ~S.M. Stirling
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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Without consciousness, space and time are nothing. ~Robert Lanza
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
#quotes #maria-callas #responsibility

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #friendship #truth

I have been, or seemed, hard with everyone because I was carried away by a sort of brutality born of my distrust in myself and my ill-humor. I have felt so badly equipped, so soft, in spite of the fact that my attitude towards art seemed to me so just. I was disgusted with everyone, and especially myself. ~Edgar Degas
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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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
#quotes #paul-singer #economy #money

Long-term relationships are an everyday choice. It is harder to be in a marriage than it is to bounce from one relationship to the next. ~Pink
#quotes #pink #relationship

I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
#quotes #kofi-annan #military #iraq #united-states

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
#quotes #james-thurber #truth #human

A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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