Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull. ~Brandon Sanderson
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We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring to heel these deficits, diminishing every year and moving the budget so into surplus. ~John Spratt
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For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson of your life, the lesson of your utter insignificance. ~Joseph Brodsky
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I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature. ~Paul Cezanne
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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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It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. ~Harry Mathews
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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A son is a son till he gets him a wife, but a daughter is a daughter the rest of your life. ~Proverb
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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I love to work, so give me what you have got. I will play a tree, if you want me to. If you want fruit on it, then pay me more money. Otherwise, I just love to work. ~Danny Trejo
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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Once again, President Clinton is using American troops to deflect attention from his record of lies, distortions, obstructions of justice and abuse of power. ~Ron Paul
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The growth of love is the essence within the soul. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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