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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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proverbiosThe superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed. ~William Faulkner
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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When we were all kids, there was one particular trailer that I think we can all remember. That was the trailer for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." There was an amazing teaser trailer with all this weird kind of documentary footage. We were like, "What was that! I've got to see that! What the hell was that?" ~Matt Reeves
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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A busy mother makes slothful daughters. ~Portuguese Proverbs
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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