Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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The problem I have with socialist utopias is there's some kind of committees trying to soften outcomes for people. I think that imposes models of outcomes for other people's lives. So in a spiritual sense there's some bit of libertarian in me. But the critical thing for me is moderation. And if you let that go far you do end up with a winner-take-all society that ultimately crushes everybody even worse. ~Jaron Lanier
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Open access is good, but we have to have ways and means where content that has been generated with a lot of effort and cost also gets the chance to monetise itself as is now beginning to happen in the West where some publications are really beginning to make their internet revenue lines and subscription revenue lines quite significant. ~Raghav Bahl
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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Age is honorable and youth is noble. ~Irish Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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I'm very independent. ~Kate Bosworth
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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Any fiction is bound to be transposed autobiography. ~Elizabeth Bowen
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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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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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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