A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives. ~Alan Hirsch
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If you are serious about American culture and you are serious about Afro-American culture, you are in a lot of pain. You are not; you are not smiling about it. ~Wynton Marsalis
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"Feminist comedy," practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime, when Rosie the Riveter went to work in the factories, constructing the Allies' war machines while taking charge of the finances, the home, and the children. ~Grace Slick
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The most important of the Lord's work you will ever do will be the work you do within the walls of your own home. ~Harold B. Lee
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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Our lives are so short. And our time on this planet is so precious. All we have is each other. ~Jacqueline Novogratz
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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Do not water your weeds. ~Proverb
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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Pain is a message, and you can choose to ignore that message. ~James Patterson
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work. ~Bill Gates
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A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~Chinese Proverb
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All men naturally desire knowledge. An indication of this is our esteem for the senses; for apart from their use we esteem them for their own sake, and most of all the sense of sight. Not only with a view to action, but even when no action is contemplated, we prefer sight, generally speaking, to all the other senses. The reason of this is that of all the senses sight best helps us to know things, and reveals many distinctions. ~Aristotle
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Christians were regarded as separated from society and therefore destructive of the Greco-Roman way of life. ~Kenneth Scott Latourette
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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