An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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We had been busy building up fibre infrastructure under the ground in Hong Kong and underneath the homes of people, so when we launched IPTV, it was relatively smoother sailing than in other territories. ~Richard Li
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The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can't. ~Richard Asher
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The virtual world is not the enemy. The pioneers invented a world they believed in, but the followers must follow that world whether they believe in it or not. ~Leos Carax
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every garden may have some weeds. ~English Proverb
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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It is very hard to concentrate when your stomach is rumbling. ~Shania Twain
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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For eight years Republicans worked around the clock to delegitimize Bill Clinton. For the next eight years, Democrats tried to delegitimize Bush. Now Barack Obama is enduring the rage of his conservative opposition. ~Joe Scarborough
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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