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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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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I live for now, not for what happens after I die. ~Liam Gallagher
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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She didn't want to think about how wrong this was or how foolish it was to give herself to a known seducer. Because tonight Oliver wasn't that man. Not to her. He was the boy who'd cried over his dead mother, the young man who'd lost himself in drink and women to forget the past, the marquess who'd vowed not to marry for money. He was the man to be her lover. ~Sabrina Jeffries
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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You can trust the promise of this opening. Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning. That is at one with your life's desire. ~John O'Donohue
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Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. ~William Osler
#quotes #william-osler #human #achievement

The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and there are more people essentially our age than anybody else. We could crush these new generations if we decided to.
#quotes #tom-hanks #50s #generation

She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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When you're young and good-looking, you've got to behave. But when you're old, you can get away with murder. ~Julie Newmar
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You are what you "tweet".~ Internet Proverb
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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