A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens. ~George Stigler
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Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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Never tell anyone to go to hell unless you can make 'em go. ~William J. Clinton
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw. ~Oliver Goldsmith
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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Ultimately, you just have one life. You never know unless you try. And you never get anywhere unless you ask. ~Kate Winslet
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Everyone agrees in theory that we can't judge a new idea or point of view unless we enter into it and try it out, but the practice itself is rare. ~Peter Elbow
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I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly. ~Pete Sampras
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it. ~Italian Proverb
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Don't give advice unless you're asked. ~Amy Alcott
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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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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. ~Norbert of Xanten
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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I wear my shadows where they are harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I am travelling toward light. ~Bruce Cockburn
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