Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, but an eternal now, does always last. ~Abraham Cowley
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
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The rain follows after the forest. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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And it is very sexy as well: somebody says I'm taking you on a surprise date, you don't know where you are going and you can't see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing. ~Emily Watson
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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Sweet is the day of sacred rest;
No mortal cares shall seize my breast;
O may my heart in tune be found
Like David's harp of solemn sound. ~Isaac Watts
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~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 rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times. ~Richard Linklater
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Laughter is God's hand on a troubled world. ~English Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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A cat is a tiger that is fed by hand. ~Proverb
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Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb
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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ~English Proverb
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