Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. ~Sylvia Earle
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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In Indiana we had a queen we named Alice which lived to the ripe old age of eight years and two months and did excellent work in her seventh year. There can be no doubt about the authenticity of this statement. We sold her to John Chapel of Oakland City, Indiana, and she was the only queen in his yard with wings clipped. This, however is a rare exception. At the time I was experimenting with artificial combs with wooden cells in which the queen laid. ~Jay Smith
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~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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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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I was, as a kid, really obsessed with reading... that was about as geeky as you could possibly get. ~Junot Diaz
#quotes #junot-diaz #childhood #reading #geek

Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians. ~James Herbert
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw. ~Oliver Goldsmith
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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Promise little and do much. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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