It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done. ~John Greenleaf Whittier
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves the vast concerns of an eternal state. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; at fifty chides his infamous delay, pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; in all the magnanimity of thought, resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. ~Edward Young
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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Maine out of season is unmistakably a great destination; hospitable, good humored, plenty of elbow room, short days, dark nights of crackling ice crystals. ~Paul Theroux
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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God does not change; and neither does His love. He loved you before you were born. He loves you now; and He will love you forever. ~Billy Graham
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I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. ~John Polkinghorne
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good things come to those who wait. ~English Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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