He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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proverbiosAmerica gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. ~Sylvia Earle
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"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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Truth becomes disagreeable to the fool only. ~Arabic Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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If somebody from the past doesn't rise up from the grave and start talking to me, I haven't got a book. I have to hear that voice, the voice of the narrator. How she sounds will tell me who she is, and who she is will tell me how she will act - and that starts the plot in motion. ~Geraldine Brooks
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Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
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Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes Valmore
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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You should always do the things in life that are both interesting and make you afraid. ~Viggo Mortensen
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate, often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them. ~Mark Driscoll
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Cyberbullying is an issue that affects all of us and demands that Canadians work together to put an end to it. This national public awareness campaign is an important step in protecting our children online. Along with our government's introduction of Bill C-13, the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, we are taking clear action to tackle cyberbullying. ~Peter MacKay
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Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one. ~Jonathan Carroll
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Arrow-swift the present sweepeth, and motionless forever stands the past. ~Friedrich Schiller
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I want to write the sort the book that my people want to read, even if the market is small. ~Robert Dessaix
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