The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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Music was what I always wanted to do and I was one of the lucky few to achieve my ambition and earn a living from it for which I'm very grateful. ~Babyface
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Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire. ~Abe Fortas
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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I've had the same, full-time assistant and typist for eight or nine years now. She's read everything I've written, she types everything and does a good job, translates it and makes comments. ~Kevin J. Anderson
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese 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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In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of these might have been highly favored. ~Stanley B. Prusiner
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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Good news always comes from far away. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ~English Proverb
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Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
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