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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience. ~Mitch Kapor
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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proverbiosIf a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. ~John Wayne
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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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I think that's what makes a good rapper. Somebody who wants to push themselves and their audience further. ~Donald Glover
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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God bless us everyone! Said Tiny Tim, the last of all. ~Charles Dickens
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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Though they may not always be handsome, men doomed to evil posses the manly virtues. ~Jean Genet
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The university's business is the conservation of useless knowledge; and what the university itself apparently fails to see is that this enterprise is not only noble but indispensable as well, that society can not exist unless it goes on. ~Albert J. Nock
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Sometimes the hand that feeds you needs a good bite. ~Dan Wells
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment; that is not the Islamic way. ~Naguib Mahfouz
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