He loses his thanks who promises and delays. ~Proverb
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And they need not cause you grief. As my Highland grandmother said, and she had the Sight-Tis not the dead ye have to be concerned about! Beware of the Living! And she was a wise woman. The dead are beyond your help or mine, poor things. But the living need us. Thirty souls at the least, Phryne, are still on that island to praise God who might now be angels-or devils. ~Kerry Greenwood
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Nobody who is not prepared to spoil cats will get from them the reward they are able to give to those who do spoil them. ~Compton Mackenzie
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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You either go through your life working for someone and getting a paycheck; and it can be a damn good paycheck, and I am not complaining as someone who has always been a salaried employee; or you can go out and become an entrepreneur. ~Al Michaels
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I didn't want to be anyone else. ~Gordon Waller
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that is largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. ~Richard Branson
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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In our changing world nothing changes more than geography. ~Pearl S. Buck
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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Good news always comes from far away. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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