A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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One of the things that always fascinated me about the Renaissance was that it was a time both of great scientific discovery and also of superstition and belief in magic. And so it was a period in which Galileo invented the telescope, but also a time when hundreds were burned at the stake because people thought they were witches. ~Marie Rutkoski
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To the seeing eye life is mostly sparrows. ~Will Cuppy
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Hello and hi. Slowly open your eyes. Get up from your bed. Go to the window. The great sun is waiting to say "Good Morning" to you.
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The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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Mulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand. Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle. ~Heather Brewer
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans... have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life. ~Alan Ball
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I have my own voice and can focus only on that. I know what I like; I find my inspirations in so many other places than just online and bring that into my work. ~Hanneli Mustaparta
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When you are starting out as an actor people are very interested in who you are because they want to know where they can put you. And quite often, and we're all guilty of this is our lives, we judge very quickly and we pigeon-hole people very quickly based on how they look and how they talk and how they dress and we think: "Oh yeah, we know who you are." ~Tom Hiddleston
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Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. ~Jane Fonda
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves. ~John Bulwer
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