Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that is largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. ~Richard Branson
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Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly. ~Ernest Hemingway
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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Laughter is God's hand on a troubled world. ~English Proverb
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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The success of the dinner depends as much upon the company as the cook. Discordant elements, people invited alphabetically, or to pay off debts, are fatal. ~Ward McAllister
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ~Kenyan Proverb
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At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. ~Robyn Davidson
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French 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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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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On reflection, Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, this wasn't one of your better plans. ~Chris Wooding
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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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