Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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So that the new generation that will be born can enjoy happiness. To pay the cost we will have to shoulder corpses and cross a river of blood. ~Hiromu Arakawa
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. ~J. G. Ballard
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I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans... have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life. ~Alan Ball
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails. ~John Mortimer
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations. ~Harry A. Blackmun
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I started off with a company, InfoSpace, with my own funding. The company was listed among the most successful companies and I went on to start Intelius and Moon Express. Now, I focus my time on using the skills of an entrepreneur to solve many of the grand challenges facing us in the areas of education, healthcare, clean water and energy. ~Naveen Jain
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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There is nothing in our experience, however trivial, worldly, or even evil, which cannot be thought about christianly. ~Harry Blamires
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Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves the vast concerns of an eternal state. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; at fifty chides his infamous delay, pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; in all the magnanimity of thought, resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. ~Edward Young
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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I love performing and having people hear my music more that anything. ~Britney Spears
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Americans have a warrior's mentality, most of them. That's how this society was built. The fact that you own a gun and shoot to defend your life is a very American way of thinking. ~Isabel Allende
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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