A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. ~John Polkinghorne
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ~English 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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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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I like Chris Rock. He's dangerous. ~Mel Brooks
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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