A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English Proverb
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But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own. ~Peter Shaffer
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If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June; a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special; the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet. ~Martin Rees
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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I invented the cordless extension cord. ~Steven Wright
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The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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Hardest job in America is being a single mom. There are a lot of them and a lot of them in Baltimore and I think that they absolutely do their best. They can't keep continue to do their best if businesses flee the city. ~Dana Perino
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