I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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Life sucks order from a sea of disorder. ~James Gleick
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Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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Better no doctor at all than three. ~Polish Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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A red apple invites stones. ~Kurdish 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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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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I was dyslexic, so I was put in the silly class at school. ~David Bailey
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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"A woman doesn't want to be told she looks nice," Jude nuttered as she sat down beside maud's grave. "She wants to be told she's beautiful, sexy. That she looks outrageous. It dosen't matter if its not true." She sighed and laid the flowers against the headstone. "Because for the moment, when the words are said and the words are heard, it's perfect truth." ~Nora Roberts
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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The publicis rather apt to be unreasonably discontented when a woman does marry again, than when she does not. ~Jane Austen
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