If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated; preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary. ~Thomas Sowell
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A woman is essentially a vessel made to be filled. ~Jose Saramago
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on that file until it captures another man. ~Howard Staunton
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Laughter is God's hand on a troubled world. ~English Proverb
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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Every proverb speaketh sooth; dreams and omens mask the truth. ~Welsh Proverb
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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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Your prosperity will only grow as fast as you do. ~Randy Gage
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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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One doctor makes work for another. ~English Proverb
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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It was only the vulgarly mediocre that repelled her. ~Ivan Turgenev
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Hello and hi. Slowly open your eyes. Get up from your bed. Go to the window. The great sun is waiting to say "Good Morning" to you.
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There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. ~Nnamdi Azikiwe
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Good sayings are like pearls strung together. ~Chinese Proverb
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