The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
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Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way. ~Harvey Mackay
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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All electoral laws in Europe are more democratic than they are in the United States. ~Peter Camejo
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Independence in the end is the fruit of injustice. ~Voltaire
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We live through books; we have adventures in them, we lead alternative lives through them. We expand our memories through them. And that sometimes art can offer us more intense experiences of the world than life itself can. ~Anthony Doerr
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You do not need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ~Jewish Proverb
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Your competitive advantage must be perceivable, promotable, and something the market will pay for. ~Brian Tracy
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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I frankly encountered more anti-Semitism in the northeast than I did in Oklahoma, but not much either place. Anti-Semitism is not part of my life. ~Tim Blake Nelson
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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I don't know if I have a legacy, but I will say that I'm proud of the fact that I'm from a small town in a small state and I've had more than a small impact. ~Tinker Hatfield
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market. ~Henry Paulson
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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